Scott Hicks

Review: 'The Lucky One' is for teens

Cast: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner

Director: Scott Hicks

Melodrama and sentimentality in cinema are necessary in small proportions. However, it requires delicate handling. Those who have not figured how to best use them without patronising the viewers should not even try. Sadly, it's a hint that comes too late for the makers of 'The Lucky One'.

After a photo that he finds on the streets of Baghdad coincidentally ends up saving his life, Logan (Zac Efron) decides to find the woman in the picture. ...more