The Lucky One
Despite The Lucky One 's dismal rating on Rotten Tomatoes currently, I ended up enjoying it a lot. It's a bit cheesy/sappy in some parts, yes, but both of the leads (Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling) do a great job acting in it - despite that fact that Schilling looks about 10 years older than Zac - and the story is an interesting one. You could also argue that I, as a 20-something female, am within the "core audience" for the movie - it is, after all, based on a Nicholas Sparks book - but the movie managed to hold my attention throughout, and the chemistry between the leads was believable as well. Logan Thibault (Zac Efron, New Year's Eve ) is serving a tour with the Marines, and has just experienced a night raid with his platoon. The next morning, he's standing guard outside when he seems something glinting in the sun. He goes over to retrieve it, and it's a picture of a woman, with the words "Keep Safe" on the back of it. As he's examin