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Eastwood & Hanks Jr. Hit WWII Film, But Is It a Strike Out?

Scott Eastwood and Colin Hanks team up in a new World War II thriller, but critics are already questioning its originality.

6/24/2026, 4:00:00 PM

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Eastwood & Hanks Jr. Hit WWII Film, But Is It a Strike Out?

Hold up! Another WWII flick? When Hollywood scions Scott Eastwood and Colin Hanks join forces, you'd expect a box office bang. But buzz about their new movie, 'Lucky Strike,' is less a symphony and more a single, muted drum beat.

Directed by Rod Lurie, this film aims to plunge audiences into the brutal reality of an American soldier caught perilously behind enemy lines. Sounds intense, right? The premise itself is a classic, a tale of survival against impossible odds, a common narrative thread in war epics.

Reviews are starting to trickle in, and the industry is talking. The whispers aren't exactly raves.

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