Lucky_Break_(1994_film)

<i>Lucky Break</i> (1994 film)

Lucky Break (1994 film)

1994 Australian film

Lucky Break (released in the United States as Paperback Romance) is a 1994 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Ben Lewin, about a woman with polio who breaks her leg and is treated normally for the first time in her life.[2] Actress Rebecca Gibney was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role by the Australian Film Institute in 1995 for her role in the film.[3]

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Reception

The film received rave reviews but did not do well at the box office, opening tenth in Australia with a gross of $114,950 in its first week.[4][5] It went on to gross just $197,540 in Australia.[1]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 33% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10.[6]

David Stratton of Variety wrote "Lucky Break adds a few new wrinkles to the venerable and resurgent formula of romantic comedy. Writer/director Ben Lewin comes up with some oddball ideas again, but his screenplay lacks the wit and zaniness that might have propelled this modest offering into wider distribution".[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Film Victoria. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. [2]
    Andrew L. Urban, "Ben Lewin", Cinema Papers, October 1994 p38-42.
  3. [3]
    "Lucky Break". IMDb. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. [4]
    Groves, Don (31 October 1994). "Autumn falls on vibrant o'seas B.O.". Variety. p. 14.
  5. [5]
    "International box office". Variety. 31 October 1994. p. 14. $84,522; $A1.36=$1
  6. [6]
    "Lucky Brear (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. [7]
    Stratton, David (3 October 1994). "Lucky Break". Variety.


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