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Jackpot

Leave it to Los Angeles to come up with a crazy pants way of dealing with a great depression. They set up a very tempting monthly lottery with the caveat being that whoever wins can have their jackpot stolen if they’re murdered before sundown.

I’m not only surprised at how many people will play under these circumstances (how much money would you need to win to make it worth inviting 4 million people to openly attempt your murder?), I’m also appalled at just how many of those 4 million people turn batshit bloodthirsty when there’s life-changing money on the line.

Anyway, Awkwafina is the woman who unknowingly stumbles into a win, and subsequently becomes an instant murder magnet. John Cena is the man she hires to fight off 4 million murders, which, let’s be honest, would be a career high and personal best for just about anyone.

Anyhoo, I normally dislike John Cena but rated him on a sliding scale of tolerable to actually good in this movie, which astonished and confused me in equal measure. In fact, I spent most of the movie in stitches.

Sean attributed this to how high I was but I’m wondering – did anyone else like this movie?