The Lucky Ones (2008)
Directed by Neil Burger
The story revolves around three soldiers — Colee, T.K. and Cheaver — who return from the Iraq War after suffering injuries and learn that life has moved on without them. They end up on an unexpected road trip across the U.S.
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What critics compared The Lucky Ones to
But unlike 2008's "The Lucky Ones," which realistically dealt with issues veterans face on the homefront, Hicks' pic seems to forget this incident as soon as it passes.
Written and directed by Neil Burger, his first original script since 2008’s little seen The Lucky Ones , Voyagers starts on a promising enough note as it details that in the year 2063 the Earth’s population finally find a habitat fit for survival on a neighbouring planet, following threatening years of disease and drought.
There was also the catchy magician thriller The Illusionist, and somewhat controversial military drama The Lucky Ones, a personal favorite.
Burger’s career has been a series of notable successes ( The Illusionist , The Lucky Ones ) and calamitous misfires ( Divergent , The Upside ) and not much else.
Director Neil Burger, who proved himself with Limitless and The Lucky Ones, has a lot of ground to cover with Divergent.
It's all pretty dumb, and it marks a career low for director Neil Burger, who's made some first-class indie dramas from his own scripts ( Interview With the Assassin , The Illusionist , The Lucky Ones ).
The director, Neil Burger (Limitless, The Lucky Ones, The Illusionist, Interview with an Assassin), seems to know as much.
Director Neil Burger ( The Illusionist , The Lucky Ones , Limitless ) is certainly talented, and it's a credit to him that he keeps things interesting and exciting for as long as he does before the story gets bogged down in seriousness as well as its tiresome length.