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Review by Zanda Gubecka (@zgub)
With Paul Feig’s latest film, comes yet another entry into a long line of mediocrity. Jackpot! follows a world in which a televised lottery event takes place. At random, a Californian is chosen to be the recipient of a multi-billion dollar lottery prize. The only catch is, they must survive until sundown. The event occurs monthly, and things kick off when aspiring actor Katie (Awkwafina) is chosen. Soon, she must side with lottery security specialist Noel (John Cena) as they struggle against a money-hungry hoard of people.
It’s a concept that likely takes a lot of inspiration from great films such as The Purge and The Running Man, but never really pays homage to such concepts. Overall, standard, if not weak, direction from Feig does not help things in the movie either, lacking visual flair or any strong sense of direction. It’s something you can see in his filmography as a whole, with misses such as the Ghostbusters remake, Spy, and Last Christmas.
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