San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle

When Travolta plays, everybody has a good time.

Baltimore Sun

Ephron's attempt at dark humor isn't a complete payoff overall in Lucky Numbers, but it doesn't fail either.

Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan

At times, it's downright nasty; and that's when I like it best.

New York Daily News by Jack Mathews

The characters she (Ephron) invents are not very interesting, and aside from the always reliable Travolta, the performances are uniformly aligned.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

The plot becomes a juggling act just when it should be a sprint. And there's another problem: Is it intended as a comedy, or not?

Film.com by Robert Horton

Nasty, regularly amusing black comedy.

Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

The laughs are few in this inert, ungenerous comedy.

Variety by Todd McCarthy

Strictly a minor-league late fall entry.

Time by Richard Schickel

Occasionally funny but mostly desperate, small-minded and uncompelling.

Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov

Painfully lame and hamstrung by a viciously unfunny sense of humor.