Manuel Veloria
However skillfully Dane Cook may deliver punch lines, neither sex, nor magic, nor awkward penguin jokes could land “Good Luck Chuck” a winning K.O.
Even such, it pulled in $14 million on its opening weekend with laughs that makes our jaws hurt.
Dane Cook plays Charlie, a dentist who wants to build a steady relationship with Cam (Jessica Alba) who seems to be cursed too because of the relentless idiotic accidents that took place; made sharp objects stick on the dentist back, electrifying Charlie while jumping her car, and having hit a pole in the middle of the street.
However, Charlie’s been hexed after refusing to kiss a “Goth” girl in the game of spin-the-bottle and must live with the curse of being the guy who’s the leverage to meeting Mr. Right.
Charlie (Cook) is by far the luckiest (unluckiest) guy in the world after being put under this curse, girls flock to him for the “curse-charm” he has. But after having tons of meaningless sex and one-night stands, he started seeing how his lifestyle leaves him lonely and destitute.
Charlie then took an oath to no longer linger on the sex department and aim to be stable with Cam (Jessica Alba), who’s an accident-prone sweet girl who enjoys hanging out with the penguins in Aqua World.
The elements of the film is slightly clich√©d, as it grabs subtle foundation from movies such as “Wedding Crashers” for the sex part, unexplainable curse from “Shallow Hal.”
The chemistry between Alba and Cook worked well in the film. Cook’s stature in the movie serves well since he’s able to maintain the clean shaved look for a dentist while Alba’s stunning beauty played best for a good girlfriend look in the movie.