Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- darkly comic
- satirical
- uncomfortable
- social satire night
- dark comedy double feature
What critics said
Critics found the premise entertaining and potentially biting, but broadly agreed that the satire is unsubtle, tonally uneven, and insufficiently sharp.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
David attempts to sell exclusive interview rights surrounding his accident while journalists, officials, and spectators treat his suffering as a media opportunity.
The plot mixes an accident, publicity schemes, bureaucratic responses, and family desperation into darkly comic social satire.
As an out-of-work publicist, David applies publicity logic to his own predicament in order to provide for his family.
The accident leaves David at the center of an expanding crowd and media spectacle, turning bodily vulnerability into a public display.
Films like As Luck Would Have It, and why
Network
darkly comic social satire focused on media exploitation, public spectacle, and an ordinary person trapped by economic desperation
The Full Monty
biting comedy-drama about precarious work, family pressure, and institutions turning human suffering into spectacle
The Death of Stalin
abrasive social satire combining farce, melodrama, and criticism of celebrity culture and public manipulation
Movie Details
- Director
- Álex de la Iglesia
- Release Date
- 2011-11-30
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (89)
Cast
- Salma Hayek Pinault
- Santiago Segura
- Carolina Bang
- Blanca Portillo
- José Mota
- Nacho Vigalondo
- Javier Botet
- Concha García Campoy
- Nerea Camacho
- Fernando Tejero
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is As Luck Would Have It about?
- An unemployed publicist turns his own catastrophic accident into a media commodity while trying to keep his family afloat.
- What is As Luck Would Have It like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of As Luck Would Have It as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is As Luck Would Have It violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in As Luck Would Have It as mild.
- What did critics think of As Luck Would Have It?
- Critics found the premise entertaining and potentially biting, but broadly agreed that the satire is unsubtle, tonally uneven, and insufficiently sharp.
- Which films are like As Luck Would Have It?
- Films with a similar feel include Network, The Full Monty, and The Death of Stalin.
- How long is As Luck Would Have It?
- As Luck Would Have It runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch As Luck Would Have It?
- In United States, As Luck Would Have It is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies, YouTube.
