Customer Reviews

Jackie Collins' Lucky Chances [VHS]

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I found the movie very interesting. Movies never follow the book to a tee. The actors and actresses were superb. I enjoyed each and every one of the characters(no problem with nicollette). Jackie comes through once again. I recommend it. It leaves you yearning for more.

I thought this was a great movie. I loved the actor playing Gino. I actually felt like he was ment for the part. Although the books were much better, I really enjoyed this movie and the sequal to it. Sandra Bullock was a good Maria, but her part was too short.The actress playing Lucky was brilliant! She gave off the real essence of Lucky.

I agree with the first viewer, this movie was good, but the books were of the "can't put 'em down" variety, so would have been VERY hard to beat IMO. Vincent Irizarry, playing Gino "the Ram" Santangelo saves this movie for sure. He ages 40 years and does so with style and grace. An amazing performance from an amazing man. Michael Nader as Enzio Bonnati is excellent as well. I didn't find Braeden's portrayal of Dimitri all that compelling however. I don't think he "fit" the role real well, maybe it's just me. The roles of Lucky and her mother should have been reversed. Sandra Bullock would have made a much better Lucky and Nicolette Sheridan ... well let's just say she would have been on screen a whole lot less. Grant Show was great as Marco, although the part was too small for my liking. And the character of Lenny Golden may well have not even been introduced for all the time they spent on him, he was a BIG part of the books, and hardly even noticable in the movie. (Not the actor's fault, he was good.)

Overall, it was very entertaining. It was originally a mini-series and is long, almost four hours and would probably be best viewed in several installments.

A very nice movie,with a splendid cast (although there were some exeptions!).
The story itself is offcourse classic and appealing.
It provides some 4 hrs of intertainment witch may seem long,but the movie is surtanly worth the time.
An exiting tale with an impressing cast...
So all by all i would recomend it.. (too bad its not yet available on dvd!)
But why trust my opinion,watch the movie and decide for yourself..

The movie could have been better if they left out Nicolette's horrific so called acting. all the other actors did their characters justice! The make-up in first 12yrs for the female actress for the story line was gruesom, but it did get better!! All in all the movie was fine I would recommend buying this movie @ a discount only!!

This movie was so good and the acting was surperb. The movie did the book justice. The actor that played Gino (david from all my children) surprised me with his excellent acting abilities. This was the kind of movie that you want to watch after you've finished cooking, washed the dinner dishes, took a shower and cut on your bedside lamp get in the bed and get lost in this movie. I lent it to my mother. I hope she likes it.

I really enjoyed the book and the film. Unfortunately it is not available on DVD here in the USA. I purchased a VHS version, hoping to kick back and enjoy it. Not. The picture quality was bad, jumpy, unable to really watch it through. I rewound it and am returning it. Regrets. I loved all those mini-series. Scruples, The Manions of America, Rich Man, Poor Man, The Other Side of Midnight....... Too bad they don't run them anymore.

This video was used like it was advertised and it was in good quality picture quality was good as well

This is a wonderful DVD that I love. I have enjoyed it very much!

Thank you~!

Pam

the movie does the books no justice whatsoever, but i will say that the actor playing gino was good.