Despite an able cast and a promising premise, JUST YOUR LUCK is a Tarantino wannabe with all of the moves and none of the inspiration.
Late at night in a Manhattan diner, old Pops (Bill Erwin) bums a newspaper, discovers that he has won $6 million in the lottery--and dies of a heart attack. While the patrons and staff argue about what to do with the ticket, Straker (Jon Favreau), a horse player in debt to the mob, pulls a gun and
demands the ticket. A scuffle ensues, and Straker is accidentally killed when he backs into a knife held by yuppie lawyer Ray (Sean Patrick Flanery). Ray and Nick (Jon Polito), the diner's owner, take the body away to dispose of it. Aft...
Released:
1996
Rated:
R
Length:
88 mins