Movie Review: Just My Luck

I didn't expect to like this movie much. A romantic comedy (more comedy than romance, really) with Lindsay Lohan with an unbelievable premise - she's super lucky until she accidentally "loses" her luck to an unlucky shmoe by kissing him) - it didn't sound too promising, but Lohan's been good in Mean Girls and Freaky Friday, and once I heard Missi Pyle was in it - I was sold.

Yes, it's totally unbelievable/unrealistic, but that's not always a downside with me. I like a good story and some good slapstick and this had both. Lohan, as Ashley Albright (get it? All Bright?) is the luckiest woman in the world, rain stops when she walks outside, she finds fantastic clothes at unbelievable prices, she always wins scratch-off lottery tickets. However, she credits her good fortune to her positive attitude. Meanwhile, struggling for the smallest break, Jake Hardin is a perpetual loser who prepares for the worst, because it's coming. They meet at a masquerade ball and kiss, and within minutes, they've traded luck. Ashley ends up homeless, jobless, starving and humiliated - Jake ends up in a free penthouse apartment. She's searching for the masked man to steal her luck back, and ends up meeting Jake without recognizing him.

Misunderstandings and pratfalls follow, your typical bad-luck scenarios while Ashley learns to both appreciate what she has, and learns the value of her luck.

Cute, funny, seriously predictable in places, I enjoyed this as a good diversion for a few hours. Teens will enjoy it and there's nothing objectionable for them. Younger kids might like the slapstick, but might be a little bored in other places. Put it on your NetFlix list or head down to Family Video to rent it.

4 out of 5 stars, even though it did involve more animal poop than I like to see in a movie.