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Lucky Numbers (2000), (R)
CAP Score: 20
CAP Influence Density: 3.41
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A service to parents and grandparents MAR20104 Lucky Numbers (2000), (R) CAP Score: 20 CAP Influence Density: 3.41 |
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SUMMARY / COMMENTARY: LUCKY NUMBERS (R) -- Kinda puts perspective on His anger... Foul language flows as if it is an integral and vital part of everyday conversation: a reflection of that which the entertainment industry apparently believes or wants us to believe is the general state of ,orality which, whether intentional or not, is causing or at least perpetuating. We can thank a bunch of ex-hippies wearing long robes for such distortion and counterfeiting of the true freedom of speech which, by the way, had absolutely nothing to do with vulgar and obscene language or behavioral expression. God warned us about this: Matt. 18:7 "Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to sin! Such things must come, but woe to the man [or woman] through whom they come!" Part of that woe is a millstone fate: Luke 17:2 "It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin." I wonder whether many of us remember a millstone. I saw one once in an old decaying grain mill. Y'know, the ones 'Down by the old mill stream' that ground grain between two stones (hence "stone ground"). The bottom of two stones was stationary with the other stone rotating atop it, rotated by the waterwheel which was powered by the stream. There was a hole in the center of the top stone -- the millstone -- through which grain was introduced for grinding. The millstone was about two feet thick and about 5 feet in diameter. "...thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck..." Kinda puts perspective on His anger toward behavior which causes or teaches children to sin (Luke 17:2), doesn't it? And foul language was rampant in Lucky Numbers [Col. 3:8]. And so was sexual immorality [Rev. 2:20]. And so was drugs and drinking [Eph. 5:18]. Enters single man Russ Richards (scientologist John Travolta). Richards is a Harrisburg, PA nice guy weatherman basking in success and "Rockafeller" riches through his TV popularity and his booming snowmobile business in the snowy regions of Pennsylvania. But, alas, Richards is caught up in the flow of bad happenings. The winter wonderland weather is warm -- for a long time. And Richards feels it as his popularity dwindles because of the great weather. And as his popularity dwindles, so do his finances. No snow -- no snowmobiles. Now facing foreclosure and bankruptcy, Richards surveys his options. One option was to sell his body parts. Neither was the chosen option a good one. With the mentorship of Gig (Tim Roth), a strip club owner, they fix the numbered ping ping balls in a lottery to yield Richards' preselected numbers [Mal. 1:14]. The right numbers come up, but so do a lot of troubles [Prov. 11:1]. In the middle of all this is Richards' plaything -- sexual plaything -- model and lottery ball puller Crystal Latroy (Lisa Kudrow) who anxiously mixes herself into the plot of rigging the lottery. Dick Simmons (Ed O'Neill), the married TV station manager and Richards' boss, fancies Crystal, too. And she takes whatever she can get, rather whichever gets her the most. But as the number of sleezies who gain knowledge of the underhandedness increases, so does Richards' payout load. He finds himself deeper in debt than before the mess. And he finds himself connected with wrongful deaths. While truly a comedy, it is dark. There are two deaths, one of which was a wrongful death by denying an asthma victim his puffer, and the other a murder with a baseball bat by Dale the Thug ( (Michael Rapaport). Foul and vulgar language was clearly the main ignominy in this flick as evidenced by the zero CAP score in Impudence/Hate and in Offense to God. Sex/Homosexuality also earned a CAP score of zero for the ton or two of sexual programming. As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie. FINDINGS / SCORING: 
NOTE: Multiple occurrences of each item described below may be likely, definitely when plural. Wanton Violence/Crime (W): Impudence/Hate (I)(1): Sex/Homosexuality (S): Drugs/Alcohol (D): Offense to God (O)(2): Murder/Suicide (M)(3):  |
