About the movie
Based on Nicholas Sparks` bestseller The Lucky One, Zac Efron (``17 Again,`` ``Charlie St. Cloud``) stars alongside Taylor Schilling (TV`s ``Mercy``) and Blythe Danner (``Meet the Parents`` franchise) in this romantic drama directed by Academy Award-nominated writer/director Scott Hicks (``Shine,`` ``No Reservations``).
U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Efron) returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alivea photograph he found of a woman he doesn`t even know. Learning her name is Beth (Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm.