Luck (2022)
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An unluckiest person must team up with a talking black cat to navigate a magical land and turn her fortune around.
The story
Sam Greenfield, an orphaned young woman plagued by constant misfortune, is forced out of her foster home. After discovering a penny that seems to improve her luck, she accidentally loses it. When she encounters a talking black cat named Bob, she follows him through a portal to the Land of Luck. There, she learns that creatures like leprechauns create good luck for Earth. Bob needs the lost penny for travel and faces banishment if it remains missing. Together, they embark on a journey to retrieve another penny from the Penny depot to help Sam's friend, Hazel, get adopted.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Sam Greenfield, an orphaned young woman plagued by misfortune, is forced out of her foster home. After losing a lucky penny, she follows a talking black cat named Bob through a portal to the Land of Luck, where leprechauns create good luck for Earth. Bob needs the penny to avoid banishment, and the two strike a deal to get another from the Penny depot for Sam's friend, Hazel. During their journey, Sam learns how luck is managed and encounters a dragon named Babe, the CEO of Good Luck. After a disaster at the Penny depot leads them to the In-Between—a space managed by a unicorn named Jeff—Sam discovers the mechanics of the Randomizer. After Bob is caught faking his travel penny, Sam sacrifices her own to save him. They eventually attempt to shut down the Bad Luck Apparatus to give Hazel the luck she needs to be adopted, but this causes a catastrophe that threatens both worlds. Sam realizes that both good and bad luck are necessary for balance. She convinces Babe to allow a bad luck stone to be placed, restoring normalcy. Hazel is adopted, and Bob chooses to live on Earth with Sam.
- First release year
- 2022
- Runtime (minutes)
- 105
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Peggy Holmes
- Writers
- Kiel Murray · screenplay; Jonathan Aibel · story; Glenn Berger · story
- Cast and characters
- Eva Noblezada · Sam Greenfield; Simon Pegg · Bob; Jane Fonda · Babe; Whoopi Goldberg · The Captain; Flula Borg · Jeff; Lil Rel Howery · Marvin; Colin O'Donoghue · Gerry; John Ratzenberger · Rootie
- Genres
- animated; fantasy; comedy
- Themes
- luck vs. misfortune; friendship; balance; adoption
- Tone and mood
- fantasy; comedy; coming-of-age
- Premise and plot tags
- talking animals; magical creatures; orphanhood
- Source material / true-story basis
- original concept
- Content notes
- family
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its physical humor and cast while others criticized the script and pacing.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 48 · scale: 100 · review count: 21
- Production trivia
- Black cats are considered good luck in Scotland, which led to the creation of Bob, who is revealed to be English (where they are considered bad luck).; The Land of Luck was designed to explain both sides being put of a coin.
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