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(Scott and de Leon, alas, are mere cameos.)
But they cant shoot them with bullets.
(Hence the cattle guns.
Not to mention the baseball bats, knives, meat cleavers, axes, tasers, etc.)
Yes, were supposed to grade these instantly forgotten, fly-by-night streaming comedies on some kind of unholy curve.
ButJackpot!is so shrill, so frantic that it doesnt let you turn your mind off.
Instead, it grates on the brain.
For its story to work, everybody in the film must act like an imbecile.
These are not untalented actors; it appears theyve been directed to act this way.
The real problem withJackpot!
I wouldnt be surprised to learn that Feig took a look at Mike JudgesIdiocracybefore tackling this one.
