#jackpot!

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Jackpot! (2024)

[bunnies-and-sunshine]

Grabby paws!

The moment Amos discovered where I store the alfalfa cubes. Little dude was working hard to run off with the entire one pound bag before I could reach him!

[nat-de-lioncourt]

Awkwafina and Simu Liu in Jackpot! (2024)

[viking-raider]

Watching Jackpot! with Awkwafina and John Cena, it is GOLD. I love it. They are so damn funny together.

[moviemosaics]

Jackpot!

directed by Paul Feig, 2024

[rickchung]

Jackpot! (dir. Paul Feig).

Amazon's action-comedy, starring Awkwafina and John Cena, really stretches its near-future lottery premise that's equal part The Purge and John Wick knock-off. It centres on the advent of government-sanctioned legal murder of a lottery winners as a sort of high-stakes inheritance à la The Hunger Games. Apparently, every person turns into an unapologetic knife-wielding maniac in a money-hungry mob despite probably slim odds of being declared the winner/murderer anyway. In between countless scenes of hand-to-hand combat with jokes peppered along the way, the hundred-minute film struggles to justify its high-concept beyond the initial novelty.

[speedygal]

jackpot! movie question:

is the movie too gorey? graphic?

the trailer looks funny but I need to know before I get unexpected;y sideswiped by something horrifying.

answered!

[adamwatchesmovies]

Jackpot! (2024)

I don’t like criticizing premises. The movie’s “got to happen”, so picking away at the rules of a fantasy or science fiction realm and asking the movie details about backstories or events that took place before the action even begins doesn’t add to the conversation. This brings us to Jackpot!. If the premise HAD worked, this could’ve been an action comedy with some fresh ideas. Unfortunately, it doesn’t pan out and the weak setup proves no one sat down to make sure they were making the best movie possible, they just figured things would sort themselves out at some point during the filming.

By 2030, California has created the Grand Lottery. Now, every month, a lucky ticket winner wins big - and in the process, the financially desperate state generates some much-needed revenue. There’s a catch, however. You have to survive until sundown to claim your prize and whoever kills you before then gets your money. When Katie Kim (Awkwafina) accidentally enters the lottery and wins, the whole city is after her. Soon after the news breaks, she’s approached by Noel Cassidy (John Cena), who offers to protect her in exchange for ten percent of her prize.

Let's address that setup. I understand California wanting to make money by selling lottery tickets but what does that have to do with allowing anyone to murder the winner? Wouldn’t it discourage people from entering the lottery? We’re also told you can’t kill them with guns or bullets, which seems like a plot-demanded ruling rather than a logical one. Basically, if people COULD use guns, this movie would be over in minutes. Anyway, the opening text card says “Some people call it dystopian. But those people are no fun.” which feels like a half-hearted attempt to squelch some much-deserved criticisms if you ask me. I think even Jackpot! knows its premise doesn't make sense.

That rickety foundation wouldn’t be the end of the world if the rest was terrific. The thing is, Jackpot! is quite funny at first. Awkwafina is a talented actress and comedienne, as is John Cena, who can handle the stunts no problem. You'll be laughing until you realize a problem with the dialogue: no one in this movie has a distinct voice. Everyone makes the same kind of jokes as everyone else. There isn’t a straight man (or woman in this story) because everyone is always making wildly inappropriate comments about pop culture, their surroundings or people all the time. After a while, none of the dialogue surprises you because it’s constant and always “the same”. It feels like director Paul Feig is falling back on his old technique of letting everyone say whatever they want and including all of it whether it matches their character or not. More than once, characters deliberately put their lives on the line for the sake of a gag. The best example is a scene (prominently featured in the trailer) that has Katie donning an extremely elaborate makeup disguise that transforms her into an old man. There is no way anyone could recognize her… but she takes it off minutes later! Is she afraid for her life, or looking forward to the next wacky scenario she’ll find herself in?

The logical problems continue until the final act when we're introduced to a villain. You read that correctly. The premise is that everyone wants to kill Katie but for some reason, we need a bad guy too. The way this villain (who you can see coming a mile away but I won’t reveal) plans on getting away with what they’re doing just pokes more holes in the film’s logic and makes you start asking questions you were never meant to ask like, “Does anyone care about all these new, murderous billionaires living in California?"

The dopiest thing about Jackpot! is that the Purge franchise has a similar premise but handles it so much more intelligently. Yes, the first installment wastes its potential and creates profoundly idiotic protagonists that are practically begging to be killed… but at least within the movie people understand the danger of being targeted by maniacs who want to kill you. The script of Jackpot! (or whatever loose blueprint was given to the actors) is weak and it doesn't do anything smart with its central idea. The laughs get more derivative the further along we get and the second Simu Liu enters the frame, you can predict everything all the way to the end of the movie. If you choose to watch Jackpot! despite this review, you might as well stick around for the end credits, which contain several gags. (September 1, 2024)

[hippielittlemetalhead]

Is the movie Jackpot just a good hour and a half of John Cena like gentle parenting Awkwafina through people trying to kill her?

[milliondollarbaby87]

Jackpot! (2024) Review

In a near future California a ‘Grand Lottery’ had been established with a bit of a crazy rule, the winner can be killed legally before sundown and the person who does it can claim the multi-billion dollar jackpot. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Continue reading Jackpot! (2024) Review

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Destiny Seeker x 3 types of gay sheets for the price of 1 (series)

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[ratleyland]

The movie's absolute bat-sh*t insanity.

Turn the brain off and enjoy the madness.