From Monsters Inc. and Coco to Soul and Inside Out, the animated film motif of following someone into fascinating parallel worlds is ubiquitous. Each of these has garnered favourable reviews, and in a sense, Skydance Animation's Luck borrows strategies from this Disney playbook. Luck, the first film in a partnership between Skydance and apple TV+, has a similar vibe, yet it still depicts a distinctive and oddly endearing universe for sam Greenworld, the protagonist, to explore. Luck is endearing and amusing, albeit it doesn't have many belly-laugh-inducing moments. The voice cast also contributes their own special talents to the movie.

Sam (Eva Noblezada), a young woman who ages out of the foster care system and is left to live an unfortunate but affluent existence, is followed by luck. sam manages to run into just about every obstacle imaginable, from getting hurt at work to using a broomstick to lock herself in the bathroom. That all changes when sam encounters a strange black cat one evening. sam finds a penny that, if she doesn't flush it down the toilet, will give her the good fortune of leading a fairly regular life. sam pursues the black cat into the Land of Luck, a magical place inhabited by leprechauns, unicorns, dragons, and other mystical beings, after learning that the black cat is actually named Bob (Simon Pegg).

The voice cast, which also include Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Flula Borg, and Lil Rel Howery, gives each of their characters a particular personality, and Luck makes sure that each one of them gets their chance by keeping its ensemble very small. Naturally outstanding performances come from Goldberg and Fonda as The Captain, a leprechaun, and Babe the Dragon, the ruler of the Land of Luck, respectively. Noblezada portrays Sam's awe at the Land of Luck really effectively in one of her first significant parts. At one point, she even gets to sing while performing a dance routine to Madonna's "Lucky Star" as a swarm of bunnies shimmy next to her.

Bob, Pegg's cynical black cat, is keeping everything together, and his friendship with sam is about as endearing as any friendship between an anthropomorphic animal and a human. The Land of Luck is also a sight to behold; it lies in the clouds somewhere in the universe and combines mythical animals, cutting-edge technology, and pure fun. At this point, nothing can reinvent the wheel, but Luck does what movies like this do best: it uses magic, humour, and a lot of heart to convey a message about family and resilience.