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The Lucky One

It's easy to dismiss the schmaltzy romantic drama The Lucky One. After all, it came from Nicholas Sparks' badly chewed ballpoint pen and was directed by Scott Hicks with a paint-by-numbers approach to filmmaking.

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Posted: Thu, Apr. 19, 2012, 12:00 AM

The Lucky One

City Paper Grade: C-

Gary M. Kramer

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