In December 2009, Lotus Entertainment bought the film rights to Kate's 2009 novel and its six subsequent books, and partnered with Walt Disney Pictures. But, in mid 2013, Disney withdrew from the project. In mid August, Kate announced on her website that Addison Timlin and Jeremy Irvine were cast as Lucinda "Luce" Price and Daniel Grigori. In September, pre-production began, and Harrison Gilbertson was cast as Cameron "Cam" Briel. In late January 2014, it was announced on Australia IF magazine's website that Sianoa Smit-McPhee was cast as Molly Zane. By early February, Hermione Corfield, Daisy Head, Lola Kirke, Malachi Kirby, Joely Richardson, and Juliet Aubrey were cast as Gabrielle "Gabbe" Givens, Arriane Alter, Pennyweather "Penn" Van Syckle-Lockwood, Roland Sparks, Sophia Bliss, and Doreen Price. At the same time, principal photography commenced, and took place at Origo Film Group studios in Budapest, Hungary. The studio were chosen for the film's production, work on the "angels" flight scenes and the construction of some planes of exterior areas, in the studios, could be analyzed and viewed detail the elaboration and the final work before the introduction of the special effects.
The film stars Timlin, Irvine, Gilbertson, Head, Kirke, Smit-McPhee, Corfield, Kirby, Richardson, and Aubrey. Whilst descending into camp, Irvine undermines potential earnest intensity with a inept, self-conscious wit. Timlin and Irvine had one of the most unconvincing chemistry as the star-crossed lovers.
Anyone who has not read the book may find themselves bewildered, or at least a little confused, without some of the nuances of the book to fill it out. Like most great psychological lessons in the hands of novices, this is a story far more interested in dancing to rhythms than understanding melody. The orthodox angels are about as awe-inspiring as snitty runway models, and are only there to threaten Luce's perfectly mundane life so Daniel can rescue her for the seven-hundredth time. Die-hard fans of the fantasy romance novel will be happy to know that the film follows the book nearly to the letter. For everyone else, however, this isn't good news. Unless you're a 14-year-old girl who gets all giddy at the thought of cute boys and first love, steer clear of The Lucky One director Scott Hick's anemic adaptation. I've had mosquito bites that were more passionate than this dead, unrequited, and altogether unfun pseudo-romantic riff on Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). The film really does have an infatuation with surface beauty, especially where the angels are concerned. In fact they sum up the film pretty well. It's a façade, an appealing one to people who share the right appetites, but that's all.
Anyone who has not read the book may find themselves bewildered, or at least a little confused, without some of the nuances of the book to fill it out. Like most great psychological lessons in the hands of novices, this is a story far more interested in dancing to rhythms than understanding melody. The orthodox angels are about as awe-inspiring as snitty runway models, and are only there to threaten Luce's perfectly mundane life so Daniel can rescue her for the seven-hundredth time. Die-hard fans of the fantasy romance novel will be happy to know that the film follows the book nearly to the letter. For everyone else, however, this isn't good news. Unless you're a 14-year-old girl who gets all giddy at the thought of cute boys and first love, steer clear of The Lucky One director Scott Hick's anemic adaptation. I've had mosquito bites that were more passionate than this dead, unrequited, and altogether unfun pseudo-romantic riff on Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). The film really does have an infatuation with surface beauty, especially where the angels are concerned. In fact they sum up the film pretty well. It's a façade, an appealing one to people who share the right appetites, but that's all.
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