On August 15, Jackpot was released on Prime Video – a comedy starring Awkwafina and John Cena that shot to the Top 1 on the platform and also received a score of 33% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Looking at the generally undeserved hatred, we want to follow the example of John Cena's character: stand up for the one everyone wants to destroy. What is Jackpot About? In the conditions of the economic crisis, the Californian authorities launched a lottery: according to the rules, the rightful winner, or anyone who can kill him before sunset without using a firearm, can take the jackpot. Aspiring actress Katie (Awkwafina) arrives in Los Angeles for a casting session. After a series of failures, she accidentally gets her hands on a winning ticket with a record-breaking jackpot of more than three billion dollars. Katie automatically becomes a target for anyone willing to shed blood for money. To survive until sunset, the woman hires a freelance bodyguard, Noel (John Cena), who guarantees protection for a small percentage of the money. Jackpot Does Its Job Perfectly Jackpot has received its fair share of criticism, but throwing disparaging comments at a simple action comedy seems excessive – there are no reasonable grounds to call Paul Feig 's new film the worst comedy of the decade. Jackpot sells exactly what it advertises. The action comedy fully justifies the purpose of the genre: 100 minutes of pure entertainment. The movie does not offer viewers any serious discussions about the state of the world economy. Jackpot could have been developed into a full-fledged statement, but the creators of the film did not have such a goal. The simple plot is compensated by inventively staged fights and funny improvised jokes. The main thing is that you will not want to turn off the movie in the middle – and it is a great achievement for a product of a streaming service. Jackpot is exactly the kind of comedy you'd expect from the director of Bridesmaids, The Heat, and Spy. Paul Feig didn't try to invent anything new, but took a formula that worked in his previous projects and applied it to the script of the new movie. So give this flick a chance.
