Jackpot! - Prime Video - 1 hour and 46 minutes
Katie returns to LA to pursue acting after caring for her ailing mother. She checks into a shady AirBnB, hosted by DJ and Shadi. Katie will meet with a talent agent in the morning. So she goes to bed early. She wakes up to a strange liquid dripping on her face. Katie calls Shadi. Shadi explains it's a sewage problem. Katie sees the same sewage dripping on her clothes. Shadi offers to rent her clothes to Katie for $40. It's her only option, so Katie agrees.
Katie arrived at the audition and reached for her monologue. She grabs Shadi's lottery ticket and presses her thumb against the registration button. The ticket snaps a photo and enters Katie in the lottery. Katie puts the ticket in her pocket before starting the audition. After the manager makes creepy suggestions, Katie leaves. The ticket pings in her pocket and declares Katie the winner. Then, every actress waiting in line gets a ping from their tickets and attacks Katie. Noel bursts through the ceiling while Katie battles a karate and yoga class. Noel congratulates Katie for winning and offers her five free saves before he charges 10%. Katie doesn't understand what's happening.
Years ago, California created a grand lottery. If the winner is alive at sundown, then they keep the money. However, someone can kill the winner and keep the prize. They only have one rule: no guns. So, the lottery created specialty weapons for contestants to use. The lottery is at an all-time high of $3.6 billion.
Noel hands Katie a contract to sign, and Katie does. They escape, but a drone follows them to alert contestants of Katie's current location. Katie escapes death several times with Noel's assistance. She asks him if she can quit the lottery. Noel says the only way out is to leave the city limits. But she will forfeit the prize. Katie doesn't care, and she wants out. Noel agrees to help her flee, even though he will get nothing. Katie isn't sure she can trust him, but he's her only choice. Can Katie survive winning the lottery?
What if the Purge and Hunger Games were a comedy? This film is your answer. The plot is in 2030, with record employment lows and a poor economy. The California government created the lottery years ago because the government and people were desperate for money. Some people are against it, but society labels them as 'not fun.' The fight scenes are never grave, along with most of the dialogue. This storyline escapes the horror genre by having two confirmed kills. Then you have close calls and injuries. The movie delves into heartfelt moments when Katie discusses her mother and acting past. The credits provide a funny blooper reel. This picture is perfect for streaming and an acceptable date movie without romance. Would you kill for $3.6 billion? Would you survive?
I give it 3 out of 5 stars
I've never been catfished by a house before - Katie
You're so lucky - Shadi
Wait, they fake fights in movies - DJ
That's your last freebie - Noel
Oh, is this a sexual thing - Machine Gun Kelly
Of course not. You had all of our ancestors looking after you - Louis
Keep going spaghetti squares - Earl
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