Lack of good storyline.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Martin Short is a guy who made a couple of comedies that I thought were pretty good. Though looks like once again I like a comedy that a lot of people do not. Granted I did not think it was super great or anything, but I did find this movie about a detective trying to find a girl who had been kidnapped by using a guy with as bad of luck as the girl kidnapped to somehow stumble upon her rather funny. It was Short's character though that carried this one, as Danny Glover was not bad, but he at times was a bit too serious in this one. That is okay, most of the comedy does around Short and he does a good job in his scenes as he has physical comedy scenes and with most other comedy as well. Danny Glover's character spends most of the film trying to prove that Short's character does not have luck and that luck has nothing to do with anything which seems silly to continue thinking shortly after he and Short's character meet. Some good scenes involve Short finding quicksand in a place that has no quicksand, a very bad bee sting and a very bad decision by Glover to get Short to proposition a lady. Short ended up pretty much disappearing from movies for the most part, but I thought he was a good actor in comedies.

Martin Short and Danny Glover star in PURE LUCK, and the title plus Short should be a tipoff as to the quality of this obvious tax writeoff. Investigator Glover is assigned to find a missing heiress in Mexico and Short is sent along as someone who shares the heiress' constant state of bad luck (running into doors, falling down, etc.). Somehow this is supposed to mean Short will be able to find the lady, who has been kidnapped. I can't imagine anyone sitting through this inept, unfunny flick in a theater. I couldn't finish it on TV. Short has fallen a long, long way from his INNERSPACE days, and Glover simply looks embarrassed. He also mumbles most of his dialog. PURE LUCK makes THE MAN, with Eugene Levy and Sam Jackson playing similar roles, look like CITIZEN KANE. It is fair to say Short's auburn-dyed, permed hairdo in PURE LUCK outperforms Short at every turn. Avoid at all costs.

This is my favorite movie. I have never laughed as hard as I did in this movie. I don't like comedy actors like Martin Short, Jim Carrey or Steve Martin. As a matter of fact I avoid them and any other "slapstick" comedy, but this movie made me laugh. The idea of it...using one person with bad luck to find another is ingenious! I hope others out there will give the movie a chance and watch it with a light heart. If you don't think people like this exist...you are wrong! They are living their lives trying to accept with a positive attitude what fate has given them...just plain old bad luck! I had to watch this movie several times to hear the whole dialog, my continuous laughter made me miss a lot!

I have seen several movies in my entire life but this ranks as one of the greatest accomplishments of man kind. Critics rave: "...ri...vet...ing...", "this is one of the best movies (sic) i have ever seen", "...the culmination of hu...man...existence", among others. Step aside Kane, there's a new Citizen in town. The making of this movie is among the things our kids are going to be talking about when they're telling their great grand kids about the events that touched their lives and changed the course of the world forever. It's no "Replacements", but then again, nothing is. Ted and Rob each put one of their thumbs into the air when rating this movie. They say sometimes classics often go unnoticed until they resurface 14 years after being made. With that said, what year did Pure Luck humbly grace this world and what year is it now. Now take the latter year stated and subtract the former from it and see how many years it has been since made. Coincidence... I think not.Best Movies of All Time (Some are debatable) 1. Citizen Kane 2. The Replacements with Keanu Reeves 3. A Clockwork Orange 4. The Sandlot 5. Angels in the Outfield 6. Air Bud: Golden Receiver starring Chester 7. The Godfather 8. Hitch (i've never seen this one, but my friend said it was pretty funny and kinda enjoyable to watch... also if you get sour patch kids at the theatre, probably won't buy it when it comes out on DVD though he said, i would definitely recommend it though) 9. Pure Luck (rounding out the Top 9 finally) 10. Ladybugs starring the late Rodney Dangerfield 11. Japanese Fighters 12. Singing in the Rain 13. A Streetcar Named Desire 14. Saved by the Bell: Hawaiin Style