Reviewer: Luck a 'beautiful hour of television'
HBO aired the pilot episode of 'Luck' Sunday night as a teaser to the dramatic series starring Dustin Hoffman, which begins in late January. TV critic Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly found it a compelling and visually stylish look at the world of horse racing:
"Luck is a luxuriously layered drama that uses the built-in, quick-burst excitement of the horse races to pace the more languid, alluring subplots that take place in the stables where the horses live, and the high-end hotel where Hoffman’s Ace takes up residence. It’s a top-to-bottom look at how a race track operates, how the people who work there and come to bet there use it as a place to forget the outside world, or to use their winnings to make a mark in the outside world, or use each other for respect, power, and love."
