Jackpot! –note the exclamation point–is the new Paul Feig movie that debuted recently on Amazon Prime. It tells the story of Katie Kim (Awkwafina), a one-time child actress who is returning to Los Angeles after the death of her mother. Her mom and she loved Hollywood and watching movies together, so to honor her, Katie is back to trying to make it as an actress.
Unfortunately, she is doing so in the far off year 2030 where economic and social collapse has really taken its toll on the state of California. To combat this, they have instituted a new lottery system. It’s the biggest and most valuable lottery ever devised, but it comes with a caveat: the winner of the drawing has to make it to sundown on the day they win.
Sounds easy, right? Well, not when the residents of LA are trying to legally kill you and claim your prize as their own. Katie is actually blissfully unaware of the lottery game, but she secures a ticket by accident when she has to borrow clothes from her AirBnB hostess. Of course, Katie “wins” this lottery, and suddenly everyone she meets is trying to kill her.
Enter: Noel (John Cena), an upstanding man who runs a protection business for lottery winners where he vows to keep them alive until sundown for just 10% of their winnings. So it’s Katie and Noel against what feels like the world, with the end of the day several hours away. Can they make it? TWO UPS AND TWO DOWNS + I’ve got to knock the cast list out of the way first here.
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