Just My Luck

Like her character in Just My Luck, Lindsay Lohan has been blessed with exceedingly good fortune in her career.

An astute choice of film projects (Freaky Friday, Mean Girls, Herbie: Fully Loaded) and a burgeoning music career have made the 19-year-old star one of the most sought-after actresses of her generation.

But Donald Petrie's low-concept comedy, which marks Lohan's first adult lead role, brings her impressive winning streak to an end.

The film's blend of physical comedy and gentle romance seems like a perfect fit for the lead actress but not even Lohan's comic timing and natural effervescence can conceal the lack of depth to the screenplay.

Public relations junior Ashley Albright (Lohan) has been blessed with good luck for most of her life.

Her career prospects are always in the ascendancy, she never seems to be caught in a sudden downpour - and if she needs public transport to arrive pronto, it usually does.

After another good day in the office, dazzling record mogul Damon Phillips (Love) with her PR pitch, Ashley is hastily promoted by her boss (Pyle) and left in charge of preparations for a masque ball.

The event goes swimmingly until a fortune teller (Feldshuh) foresees a dramatic shift in Ashley's fortunes. Soon after, Ashley shares a lingering kiss with terminally unlucky pop band promoter Jake Hardin (Pine) on the dancefloor.

As if by magic, their fortunes change: Ashley finds herself on a downward spiral, while Jake scores his band, McFly, a record deal beyond his wildest dreams.

The two singletons continue to cross paths and swap luck, en route to a happy-ever-after ending at Times Square.

Just My Luck spins its simple premise with predictable results, culminating in an unpleasantly saccharine finale. Lohan and Pine are an attractive pairing but there's little in the way of chemistry.

McFly prove they would be wise to stick to singing, and oblige by bleating Five Colours In Her Hair and other tracks from their first album.