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Hit by Lightning (2014)

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Ricky Miller
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Danita
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Ben Jacobs / Rabbai
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Seth
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The Bride
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The Ex-Girlfriend
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Policeman
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Ashlee
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Hip Luncher / walker
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Dylan
Chantal Chamandy ...
Tracey (Seth's girlfriend)
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When Ricky Miller, a single, quiet 40-year old aspiring writer and manager of Debbie's (think Denny's) and probably the last person you'd notice in a crowd is 'hit by lightning' and meets the love of his life, the beautiful Danita on E-Happily.com, he is catapulted into a relationship online but it's a lot more than what he bargained for - this includes being asked to kill! Hounded by his best friend Seth who thinks no "10" would even go out with a guy like Ricky unless she had ulterior motives (or needed glasses), Ricky starts to get skeptical himself. Turns out, Danita confesses she's actually married to a handsome affable crime novelist and former Rabbi, Ben Jacobs. Is Danita telling Ricky the truth when she says wants to leave her husband but fears for her life if she does? Will Ricky go through with the plan to kill him so he and Danita can live happily ever after? Written by Official site

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In several scenes Jon Cryer's hair goes from very thin to a bit thicker. In one he's asked by Will Sasso how he's managed to suddenly grow hair. Has he used boot polish? Jon explains that he's used a hair thickening product (these exist). See more »

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When Danita and Ricky are having ice teas before Danita walks off on Ricky, the amount of tea in Ricky's glass slightly changes between shots. See more »

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551st Review: A Rom-Com meets Film Noir
1 November 2014 | by (the big screen) – See all my reviews

HBL has Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men) as Ricky, a man entering his forties without love and soon without hair. Ricky and his best friend Seth (Will Sasso - MadTV) have been best friends forever and muse over the chances of each actually finding their soul mate. He just wants to find someone special - and he does in Danita (Stephanie Szostak). Ricky joins an online dating site and seems to have found his. Needless to say things aren't quite what they seem and soon Ricky finds himself in a quandary straight out of a 1940s film noir.

Hit by Lightning has a little too much a feel of TV about it to really fly, though it's got pace and a good script - personally I would have liked some filters and feeling of film, it is shot and lit very directly.

It is a nice movie to wile away some time to - Cryer is good in his way and this small film plays to his strengths - it's the sort of film that you can watch on a plane and enjoy.


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