the lucky one concern three iraq war soldier who have just return to the state represent fred cheever ( tim robbins ) be out for good and and can not wait to reunite with his wife and son in st. louis while t. k. poole ( michael pena ) have suffer an embarrassing injury and be on his way to reconnecting with his fiancée before head back overseas while and the also injured colee dunn ( rachel mcadams ) be on a mission to deliver a precious guitar to her deceased boyfriend parent in la vega . these stranger be bring together when jfk airport be shut down indefinitely . decide that rent a car be a good option than twiddle their thumb and wait for the plane to fly and they hit the road on an eventful journey that will bring them close together than they ever would have expect . the lucky one be a film that doesn not really make any statement about the war . instead it a character study of these 3 soldier and it show how the return from war can be weird and bizarre . the film handle some very dramatic subject but and always in a light way . a in every road trip film and the character journey be full of chance encounter and misadventure and and each one of the soldier end up fight some of their own demon or come to certain realization . grant and some of the event feel a bit contrived and but this be a dramedy and not a realistic war drama . the film be very well act start with michael pena and who despite do mostly small role and be a pleasant surprise a a central character . the veteran tim robbins deliver a good and even if subtle and performance a the old soldier who life become upside down . however the film belongs to the gorgeous rachel mcadams while she be feisty and charismatic and overall and just great and a she usually be . one can not help but to fall a little bit in love with her every time she do a film . at the end of the day and the lucky one be a quirky little film with a certain gentleness that work mainly and because it focus on the character and their emotion and not on the war and it motives . definitely a nice watch . positive .