I could not, in all consciousness, let this film, JACKPOT!, receive any kudos. It is a manic mess with frantic, repetitious fight scenes that left my brain and eyes deep within a pile of you-know-what.
I must turn to HOW I SEE IT…
I didn’t. I couldn’t. As a visually impaired movie-goer, the pacing of this action-comedy was like a lightning bolt continuously being zapped across my 75-inch screen. It was impossible to catch any of the punches, jabs, body flips, strangulations, or stabbings. I realize speeding up the fight sequences makes it harder to find the mistakes and errors, but holy shit! This was ridiculous, and most of the movie just meandered from brawl to brawl. Throwing some sarcasm in the middle of a head-knocking just wasn’t enough to even consider there was a worthy script. Improvising did not help, and I usually love the art of improvisation, but there has to be a bigger hook and sinker to get my attention. There just wasn’t anything to grab onto for survival.
I am a huge fan of John Cena, Awkwafina, and Samu Liu, but this wasted their comedic talents and acting skills. I also blame the director, Paul Feig, but everyone had to realize they were making a stinker film at some point. For me, it was incredulous that they continued. (Oh, I forgot, there was money involved)
JACKPOT! offered no pot of gold or redeeming moments. It is a film that makes people with eye problems think they are missing out. Believe me…you are not.
JACKPOT! is streaming on Prime Video.
