2008 · comedy · drama · history
The Lucky Ones
Directed by Neil Burger1h 53m2008
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.
Our read: The Lucky Ones (2008) reads as a warm, steady, grounded comedy · drama · history entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, steady, gentle comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, measured.
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