The Luckiest Man in America

It’s an example of how to make a low-budget movie that immerses you in a long-gone world and the minds of people who lived in it, all while maintaining a tight geographical focus on a small number of characters.

It is still fun to watch Michael and CBS compete for the upper hand.

With such a wealth of talent at its disposal, “The Luckiest Man in America” is strangely never as satisfying as it should be.

With Paul Walter Hauser capturing the specific quirks and buried anxieties of the titular “luckiest man,” it’s a film that provides a strange snapshot — even if it may fade away just as quickly.

A delightfully sleazy ensemble thriller that goes down easy in 90 minutes -- and yet another reminder that Hauser is one of his generation’s most interesting movie stars.

The Luckiest Man in America is plenty evocative, full of retro flair tinged with dread or dreaminess. But as a character study or a narrative, it’s too rooted in its particular place to extend its impact beyond it.

“The Luckiest Man in America” gets you thinking about how gaming systems are rigged and whether that automatically makes cheating acceptable.

Hauser brings hard-earned sympathy to a fascinating tale, although the surreal embellishments accumulate into a whammy

'The Luckiest Man in America' is an enjoyable yet mediocre historical dramatization that doesn't move the needle much one way or the other.

Isn’t nearly as good as Quiz Show, but it’s a fine film on its own merits.