The Lucky One and Think Like a Man

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The Lucky One
When the movie starts, we find U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) pausing while on patrol in the desert to pick up a photograph of a woman he doesn’t even know lying in the rubble. Moments later, a bomb detonates on the spot where he would otherwise have been standing. Crediting the pretty blonde in the picture with saving his life, he vows to track down his guardian angel to thank her upon his return to the States.

Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm.

James Berardinelli of Reelz Views says, “The Lucky One delivers what’s expected from it: a heartfelt romantic melodrama with attractive actors in the lead roles; gauzy, moody photography; a saccharine score; and all the heat that a PG-13 production can muster.”

The Lucky One (Bravo Design, Inc.) Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 hr. 41 min.
Starring: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner
Directed by: Scott Hicks
Written by: Will Fetters and Nicholas Sparks
Produced and Distributed By: Warner Bros. Pictures

Think Like a Man
Based on Steve Harvey’s best-selling book, Think Like a Man follows four men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey’s book that instructs women to kick their relationships up a notch by spilling a few secrets regarding how guys really feel about stuff like intimacy and commitment.

When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire using the book’s insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own.

Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle says, “Director Tim Story finds a tone that supports the big laughs and the tender moments. He does his job, keeping the audience laughing – and caring – from start to finish.”

Think Like a Man (Bravo Design, Inc.) Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 2 hr. 2 min.
Starring: Chris Brown, Gabrielle Union and Kevin Hart
Directed by: Tim Story
Written by: Steve Harvey, Keith Merryman and David A. Newman
Produced and Distributed By: Screen Gems