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Pure Luck (1991)

Rate: 7
Viewed: 4/24

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4/24: I'm impressed with Pure Luck.

I had seen the trailer many times going back to 1991 but never took the chance on it until now. The wait has been worth it. I understand there's a French film entitled La Chèvre, and I'll have to reserve some of my judgment since this one isn't unique.

Lots of parts are quite funny, thanks to Martin Short's antics. Danny Glover isn't bad although there are strange, awkward pauses he gives off. The best part is when Martin Short sat down and showed postcards to a black guy while his partner was sitting a couple of tables away. It's totally believable if this happened for real.

Given Eugene Proctor's lifetime of bad luck, I'm surprised the plane that carried him actually arrived in Mexico. I can see this being a viable series of films. The first part has Eugene stuck in the United States almost the whole time because of one thing or another, then he's able to leave, and the movie is, all of a sudden, over. The second part, he keeps dealing with the hotel and the mishaps along the way to there, and the ending comes by the time he's through with them all. The third part, he and his partner start investigating the woman's disappearance but are blocked by obstacles by sheer bad luck, and the movie stops before the first lead is discovered. Now, you get the idea, and I think it'll be funny this way.

All in all, I guess I'll have to see La Chèvre and be ultimately disappointed with Pure Luck.