Lottery Ticket (2010):

Starring:

Bow Wow - Kevin Carson

Brandon T. Jackson - Benny

Naturi Naughton - Stacie

Loretta Devine - Grandma

Ice Cube - Mr. Washington

Keith David - Sweet Tee

Terry Crews - Jimmy The Driver

Mike Epps - Reverend Taylor

Charlie Murphy - Semaj

Bill Bellamy - Giovanni

Gbenga Akinnagbe - Lorenzo

Chris Williams - Doug

T-Pain - Junior

Director:

Erik White (First Feature Film)

Synopsis:

Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a winning lottery ticket worth $370 million.

Review:

I am so white. BLOMEDY TIME! (Blomedy being a Black/Comedy) Not like a dark comedy like Cable Guy, like a black person comedy like Barbershop or Soul Plane. Proof that I am too white to be watching these movies. I didn't understand like 30% of the dialogue because they were talking.... ??hood slang?? I liked the concept of the film, if it were a comedy for us whiteys it probably would have been a bigger success, but then again I'm not sure that it would have worked as a premise under whiter circumstances. There are a few yummy chocolate beauties in this which makes it easier to watch. There is enough laughs to qualify it as a comedy, but at points it attempts to me a drama. Oh Ice Cube... does anyone else remember when he had street cred? So he was a co-writer on this film & he plays the role of the shut in older gentlemen that all the "kids" joke that he might be a secret murderer. Turns out that he's an old timey boxer who use to be a sparring partner with all of the greats back in the day including Mohammed Ali.... the completely silly part about this is that everyone who fought Ali are around 70-80.... Ice Cube: 43! Even with grey streaks in his hair & a died beard he looks 43! Blomedies, there is a reason they only make sense to some people, but I still watch them anyways. T-Pain has a very entertaining cameo type role & actually has some pretty funny lines of dialogue.

Rotten Tomatoes: 35%

Flixster: 45%

44%

Lead Acting: 5/15

Supporting Cast: 7/15

Plot: 6/10

Compared To The Genre: 4/10

Cinematography: 9/20

Intrigue: 7/20

Extra: 6/10