Good Luck Chuck Reviews

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Charlie Logan is under a hex that any girl he sleeps with will marry the next guy she meets, which complicates his relationship with Cam, the girl of his dreams.
When I saw Film Brain's review of Good Luck Chuck, I was so appalled at the movie that I knew I'd have to watch it myself to officially confirm whether or not it really was one of the worst movies I've ever come across. And, as expected… seeing the review first kind of softened the blow a bit.
But that doesn't make the film any less reprehensible! Right from the opening scene, with the ten-year-old children experimenting with sex, I was thinking, "What sick fuck came up with this?!" The sex-obsessed Stu is by far one of the most annoying characters in all of cinema. I even hated the movie's attempts to prove that Charlie's a good guy by making him a complete Good Samaritan: it's blatant overcompensation – especially since he steps into full-blown insanity later on! And let's not even get into how despicably sexist the movie is!
Oddly enough, though, Charlie and Cam do seem to legitimately hit it off in their first scene. But the whole curse aspect shoots any of that potential dead in its tracks.
In conclusion, while it's not one of the absolute worst movies I've ever seen, it was still a tough sit. Apart from being immature, annoying and sexist as all hell, a lot of the humour is just sickeningly tasteless.

My rating: 20%

Typowi samcy nie wiele różnią się od siebie. Nie ma znaczenia gatunek, jaki reprezentują. Określenia takie ja ˝wieprz˝, ˝świnia˝, ˝ogier˝ czy ˝pies na baby˝ mówią same za siebie. Chłopom chodzi tylko o jedno, ale kiedy marzenia się spełniają, obnażają całą pustkę hulaszczego, rozpustnego życia. Jeżeli chcecie wiedzieć, co w życiu jest najważniejsze, a przy okazji zobaczyć kilka fajnych niewinnych numerków i mizdrzącą się buźkę Jessici Alby, ten film jest dla Was.

Tytułowy facet to obdarzony perlistym uśmiechem dentysta. Jak wszyscy wiemy, ludzie którzy robią w zębach, żyją na przyzwoitym poziomie. Problem w tym, że muszą dłubać w próchnicy, a poza tym życie jest piękne. Nasz bohater ma jednak pewien problem – prześladuje go fatum. Każda dziewczyna, z którą się prześpi, natychmiast znajduje miłość swojego życia. Ta przypadłość sprawia, ze do jego gabinetu ustawiają się kolejki ślicznych pań, którym nie wypada odmówić. Wszystko ma jednak swoją cenę, za niezobowiązujący seks płaci się brakiem stałego związku. Pech chce, że nasz bohater zakochuje się w pięknej i ponętnej, choć niezdarnej, miłośniczce pingwinów. I jak tu teraz skonsumować miłość?

Problem z "Facetem pełnym uroku" polega na tym, że twórcy nie mogli się zdecydować, jaki film chcą zrobić. Czy ciepłą poprawną kluskę dla nastolatków i gospodyń domowych, komedię w stylu Apatowa, czy też pikantną historyjkę z pazurem. Wyszła przyzwoita monogamiczna opowiastka o bardzo lekkim i niegroźnym zabarwieniu erotycznym. Ogląda się to bez bólu, ale i bez specjalnej ekscytacji. Są momenty śmieszne, są i romantyczne. Trochę slapsticku, który generuje pechowa Alba, trochę zwariowanego kina młodzieżowego za sprawą kumpla głównego bohatera prawie żywcem wyjętego z "Wpadki" albo "Supersamca". Wszystko zaś okraszone odrobiną pikanterii (w sekwencji obrazującej bohatera godzącego się ze swoim przeznaczeniem). W sumie danie lekkie, szybkie i niezobowiązujące.

Wydanie DVD jest z całą pewnością godne polecenia. Przede wszystkim daje możliwość obejrzenia filmu z komentarzami twórców. Dodatkowo widz może obejrzeć usunięte sceny, reportaże z planu pokazujące gagi, zapowiedzi innych wydań DVD dystrybutora, a także krótkie klipy skoncentrowane wokół tematów obecnych w filmie o wdzięcznych nazwach, jak np. polimastia czy Kamasutra. A na deser możemy zobaczyć krótki acz pikantny materiał o wiele mówiącym tytule ˝Sex Matrix˝ .

Honestly, I wasn't expecting much with this movie but, somehow, I still ended up watching it. To my surprise, it was even worse than I thought... Apparently, Dane Cook is a famous stand-up comedian in the US, so, they thought they should take advantage of his burgeoning popularity and released some comedies with the guy. Well, that might have been a decent plan but the premise was not very interesting, Jessica Alba was not convincing at all and Dane Cook was just so damned annoying and didn't display any talent whatsoever. The main issue I had with this flick is that even though it is supposed to be edgy and raunchy, it is not, and at some point, it pathetically struggles to make the main character some nice guy after all. I mean, if you decide to go down this path, you should show some balls and go all the way instead of going all mushy on the viewers. Concerning Jessica Alba, sure, she looks fine but this movie is a fine example of how underwhelming her career has been for so many years. I have to admit it, at the end of the day, it was not a really bad movie but it is just so average and generic, you probably should just avoid it.

Never thinking much of this to even bother watching it, seeing as how i dont like romantic comidies, i never saw it. Realizing (after seeing Fanboys and Balls of Fury) that a new and funny face is co starring with Dane Cook in this film, a man by the name of Dan Fogler; I just had to watch it. It was on late at night so if it sucked, I'd just fall asleep. I actually stayed up and laughed a good amount throughout the whole movie, most of the laughs were nothing special, but enough to make me laugh as will any situation where someone gets hit in the head with a frizbee. Charlie (Dane Cook) Plays a guy who was hexed as a child, and now every woman he dates/has sex with falls for and marries the next guy that comes along. More and more wmoen catch on and Charile's friend Stu (Fogler) eggs him on to gives these girls true love and have sex so they move on and he gets the goods... Wham, Bam, Thank you ma'am. Of course, that's not enough for Charlie. Feeling used and nothing but a stepping stone, he focuses on finding true love in a clutz of a penguin lover named Cam (Jessica Alba) who he finds something special in. Scarred of the hex becoming true to her, Charlie does everything he can to slow down his new girlfriend's sexual appetite while denouncing this stupid hex and proving it not to be true. After what he thinks is closure (long story, very heavy woman) he seals the deal with Cam. Now, his friend card broken by Stu; Charlie must do everything in his power to keep Cam as his and not as the next guys. The jokes in this film were a little bit better than most romantic comidies (hints the R rating) on the calibur of The 40 Year Old Virgin and such. if it's on TV i'd say watch it, but don't go out of you're way for this film.

Stu: I'd suck a fart out her asshole and hold it like a bong hit.

Good Luck Chuck is a romantic comedy about Charlie(Dane Cook) a dentist who was cursed when he was 10 that every woman who gets sexually involved with him will fall for the next guy that that she dates. charlie who just broke up with a girl starts to realize this when his best friend Stu (Dan Fogler) tells him to start enjoying the fact that gorgeous women come up to him begging him for sex. so charlie goes along with it, until he meets Cam(Jessica Alba) does Charlie wish he was the lucky one. Good Luck Chuck is a funny but however typical romantic comedy that everyone will enjoy.

"My entire life, I've been nothing more than a stepping-stone to every relationship I've ever been in. There's always been a next guy who's better than me. For once in my life, I want to be that next guy."

Good Luck Chuck is another addition to Hollywood's audaciously extensive list of raunchy romantic comedies made for an instant box office success. However this is an instance of a recent comedy that infused an impression of tremendous promise. First of all, this film encompasses an interesting premise. This premise is based on a true story of a man named Steve Glenn. Steve had seven relationships go south, and within a few months of breaking up, five of them had gotten married to the guy of their dreams. Good Luck Chuck exercises this story as a foundation to generate the plot. What would you do if you were cursed never to be in a permanent relationship? What if you slept with a girl, and then the girl married the next guy they dated? An additional contributing aspect to the film's potential is the cast. Two words: Jessica Alba. Are you still not convinced? Put quite simply, this is a comedy flick to view if you're bored and in the mood for some raunchy sex scenes.

The story of Steve Glenn is used for the film's protagonist: a dentist named Charlie Logan (Cook), known as Chuck among his friends. As a young child he rejects Gothic girl (Pieterse) that he wins during a game of spin the bottle. Said girl places a hex on Chuck: that he will never have an everlasting relationship and if he sleeps with a girl then they will find true love in the next guy they date. Chuck soon realises that this "good luck charm" (as it is now known on the internet) is rapidly becoming trendy among women who begin flocking to him and lining up for a quickie. Chuck's friend Stu (Fogler) is another of those fat-and-horny characters who will do anything for a lay! Chuck enjoys his impeccable reputation until he decides to give up his lusty ways when he meets the penguin-obsessed Cam Wexler (Alba). Through Chuck's eyes Cam is "the one", and he soon becomes compelled to find a way to break the curse as they begin falling for each other.

Many viewers will see Good Luck Chuck as more of a porno than a romantic comedy. Jessica Alba even explained that production team were "basically shooting a porno". Fascinatingly enough there's more nudity and raunchy moments than comedy. There's even a montage depicting Chuck having sex with several girls in various (interesting) different positions. So this is probably a guy's fondest fantasy: watching a date movie that also educates him on diverse sex positions. In a nutshell: this is an indication of the target audience. The laughs are few and far between. Even rarer is a memorable gag. Sure, you'll have a few laughs while watching the movie. Afterwards, however, you'll get on with your life and easily forget; primarily because these gags are gross-out gags (like a 300-pound woman farting) or graphic sexual dialogue mixed with profanity. The dialogue isn't as memorable as other recent comedies like Wedding Crashers or The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Despite all this, the film is still fairly entertaining.

Dane Cook is mediocre in the title role. Perhaps with a better director and screenwriter he will discover a more compelling reason to find a career away from the microphone on-stage at a comedy festival. Jessica Alba doesn't have much acting depth; however she's undeniably gorgeous and appears to be putting in an effort. Dan Fogler is nothing but a fat-and-horny sidekick who keeps chattering non-stop about sex and women's breasts.

Overall, Good Luck Chuck is a straightforward light American sex comedy filled with raunchy moments and a few notable laughs. With such an interesting premise, I feel that a better creative team should have been brought on-board to fulfil the film's potentiality. Obviously the film was never meant to be a masterpiece (no American comedies in this vein ever are); however with the quality of Judd Apatow productions I feel that this film left a lot to be desired. Good Luck Chuck is nothing special: this is a crude comedy with lots of sex, Jessica Alba and a decent entertainment value. If you're bored then go right ahead!

6.1/10