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- Shonkers1d agoExcept for the modern filming techniques this could been made in 1950s Hollywood
- Toronto122August 11, 2026Good story. But that's about it. The acting is flat, I can't help but wonder what Scott's father thought when he saw this. It's not terrible, but it's just not good either.
- Alexander C TåøngAugust 26, 2026It was pretty bad, considering an Eastwood is in the film. Boring, dull, slow, weak plot, dialogue... non existence... a 5/10 may be a bit much but an Eastwood is in there...but still can not save the film. Sigh...
- Walter Jospeh KovacsAugust 31, 2026I can't believe the US is still banging out propaganda videos like this. Do Americans think they alone, fought the war? Nothing new here.
- Mike YoungAugust 23, 2026Slow and you didn't know the plot most of the way.
- panteralknAugust 22, 2026Horrible
- Christopher van GelderAugust 9, 2026Brilliant, at last a movie worthy of the time to sit and enjoy some quality acting. Welldone!
- DarioAugust 15, 2026Lucky Strike is the sort of war film I would happily keep around for a future rewatch, particularly because it does not require two and a half hours, seven generals and a CGI division crossing the horizon. Scott Eastwood plays Captain John Castle, stranded behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge and trying to reach friendly forces with the help of a backpack radio he calls “Lassie”. What makes the film memorable is the attention it gives to ordinary survival objects rather than hardware spectacle: cigarettes, maps, uniforms, houses, footprints and that increasingly precious radio. The Lucky Strike detail is particularly good. Castle burns away the identifying cigarette mark, and the same tiny habit later contributes to his suspicion that another supposedly American soldier is not what he claims to be. The winter photography works, the Bulgarian locations actually look unpleasantly cold, and the radio gives the film a useful sonic rhythm of silence, static and sudden human contact. The weaknesses are mostly structural. Castle is deliberately laconic but occasionally too thinly characterised, and the episodic “next danger along the road” format starts showing its joins. The postwar framing also tells us very early that he lives. The ending's connection between Castle's survival and the home-front labour behind the radio is thoughtful, although I wish the film had woven that idea in earlier rather than saving so much of it for the coda. A solid library film rather than an essential one. I suspect the practical details will make it better on a second viewing.
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Lucky Strike was released on August 4, 2026.
Lucky Strike was directed by Rod Lurie.
Lucky Strike has a runtime of 1h 43m.
Lucky Strike was produced by Marc Frydman, Yariv Lerner, Les Weldon, Jonathan Yunger, Scott Eastwood, Rod Lurie, Valentina Bove, Edmund Entin, Gary Entin, Larry Groupé, Steven Wayne Thomas.
A wounded American soldier fights to survive behind enemy lines during WWII's Battle of the Bulge against the Germans, relying on his instinct, spy craft and a hand-radio to evade capture and find his way back to his unit.
The key characters in Lucky Strike are Castle (Scott Eastwood), Colonel Neale (Colin Hanks), Mrs. Caldwell (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor).
Lucky Strike is rated R.
Lucky Strike is an Action, Drama, War film.
Lucky Strike has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.
Lucky Strike had a budget of $10M.
Lucky Strike has made $803K at the box office.