Amazon Prime Jackpot! - Streaming August 15, 2024

[kaw]

4.00 star(s) Rating: 4.00/5 1 Votes

Title: Jackpot!

Tagline: Take the money and run.

Genre: Action, Comedy

Director: Paul Feig

Cast: Awkwafina, John Cena, Simu Liu, Ayden Mayeri, Seann William Scott, Dolly de Leon, Donald Watkins, Michael Hitchcock, Becky Ann Baker, Sam Asghari, Leslie David Baker, Murray Hill, Adam Ray, Taylor Ortega, Holmes, Machine Gun Kelly

Release: 2024-08-14

Runtime: 104

Plot: In the near future, a 'Grand Lottery' has been newly established in California - the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket. Desperate to survive, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy.

 

[kaw]

 

[Lenny Nero]

Unexpectedly fun action comedy set in the very near future, after the Great Depression of 2026 (the creators must think democrats will win...), so the whole first part, and the condition the Los Angeles is in is amusing to see - pretty much how all democrat-run cities actually are right now already. Wish there were more of that. The first half is relentless, but then it lets up a bit with all the protection agency corruption stuff.
Overall it's still very good, even Awkwafina wasn't annoying, and I wouldn't mind a sequel!