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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: A prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: Not as good as The Full Monty, but a really strong second effort. Read more
Loren King, Chicago Tribune: The formulaic script, stocked with not one truly menacing inmate, echoes far too many sentimental post-Full Monty imports. Read more
Dave Kehr, New York Times: Forced, familiar and thoroughly condescending. Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: There's certainly a reheated quality -- think leftover Spam loaf -- that perfumes Lucky Break. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Lightly reflective and consistently entertaining, Lucky Break is an easy-to-take diversion. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: A negligible British comedy. Read more
Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail: A pleasant effort that doesn't hit any of its targets. Read more
John Patterson, L.A. Weekly: The end result is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie has a raffish charm and good-hearted characters, and like The Full Monty it makes good use of the desperation beneath the comedy. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: Lucky Break is perfectly inoffensive and harmless, but it's also drab and inert. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: A pleasing but routine British comedy set in an English prison. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: While we can forgive Cattaneo for succumbing to temptation, we must also damn him and screenwriter Ronan Bennett (Face) for failing to attempt to improve on the original idea. Read more
Ed Park, Village Voice: Mike Leigh mainstay Timothy Spall deftly shades in the designated goner, fellow Still Crazy alum Bill Nighy is sweetly wispy as the capable fop, and anger-management counselor Olivia Williams trembles pleasantly as usual. Read more
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: No worse a film than Breaking Out, and Breaking Out was utterly charming. Read more