Jackpot!
Published August 25, 2024
Film info
- Title Jackpot!
- Director Paul Feig
- Year 2024
- Run time 1hr 47m
- Genres Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
- Tagline Take the money and run
In the near future, a ‘Grand Lottery’ has been established - the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy who must get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:15 | “Some people call it dystopian. But those people are no fun.” |
| 9:26 | A lottery jackpot in the billions is ridiculous. |
| 18:05 | “Real cash, that’s retro.” True now, let alone in the future. |
| 26:49 | The wasp venom thing will be important later, no doubt. |
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Thoughts
The trailer for this didn’t look too bad, but I just couldn’t deal with the full length thing. It was silly, the premise didn’t make sense and wasn’t explained, it felt like Awkwafina was desperately trying to make it work but the desperation was clear. And she and John Cena felt like they were in different movies. We didn’t even get to Simu Liu being in it (assuming he’s more than just a billboard) so that tells you everything you need to know!
Rating: Unrated
