Cursed since childhood, dentist Charlie Logan cannot find the right woman. Even worse, he learns that each of his ex-girlfriends finds true love with the man she meets after her relationship with him ends. Hearing of Charlie's reputation as a good-luck charm, women from all over line up for a quick tryst. But when Charlie meets the woman of his dreams, he must find a way to break the curse or risk losing her to the next man she meets.
This is an unoriginal, dull-witted, juvenile, crude, offensive, idiotic and pointless romantic comedy that makes no sense. None.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
25 Sep 2007
rotten:
Can we finally just admit that Dane Cook isn't funny?
– Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep 2007
rotten:
The script is so reliant on wish-fulfillment it forgets to add those important little touches: you know, wit, sincerity, characterisation, that kind of thing... A very cheap shot - and hardly anyone calls him 'Chuck'.
– Anna Smith,
Time Out,
9 Nov 2007
rotten:
What isn't forgivable, though, is being boring, and Good Luck Chuck has all the engaging magnetism of an unflushed toilet.
– Mark Bourne,
Film.com,
15 Jan 2008
rotten:
A cesspool of irrational plot points and flaccid punch lines.