This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

While "Lottery Ticket" is a comedy movie, it wasn't all that funny. Don't get me wrong here, because the movie is still entertaining enough for what it turned out to be, but it just wasn't all that funny, and it lacked certain elements that would make it stand out from numerous other comedies in the genre.The story in "Lottery Ticket" is about young Kevin who lives with his grandmother in a project housing. When he happens to win 370 million dollars in a lottery, things are about to change. And not everything changes for the better.There were some good enough aspects to the movie, such as what happens to a person when winning a ridiculous amount such as 370 million dollars, and what happens to the people and everything and everyone in the nearby vicinity when finding out about such a winning. But it was just all hindered by the predictability of the movie."Lottery Ticket" is a very predictable movie. You know what will happen a long time before it does happen on the screen, and that predictability was a cumbersome anchor around the movie, slowing it down.The acting in the movie was quite alright, and they had some good names to the cast list; which included Loretta Devine, Terry Crews, Keith David. I will also says that both Shad Moss and Brandon T. Jackson were actually doing quite alright in carrying the movie.If you enjoy comedies, then there are far better and more amusing choices available in the comedy genre. "Lottery Ticket" is the type of movie that you will most likely watch once, then never return to it again, as it just doesn't have contents to support multiple viewings.My rating of "Lottery Ticket" is a slightly less than mediocre four out of ten stars.

(Plot) Kevin Carson (Bow Wow) lives in the projects. He must be able to survive a three day weekend after his sneaky neighbors find out he's holding a lottery ticket that is worth a ridiculous 370 million dollars. The idea was actually quite amusing. It was the execution which bothered me immensely. None of these guys are likable what so ever, especially Bow Wow. I get it was supposed to be a comedy, but these guys annoyed me so much. Sadly, I'm gonna have to get used to Bow Wow being in movies, because I highly doubt he is gonna go away any time soon. I didn't laugh during this movie, not once. And I usually laugh at least a couple times during something. It was a really unfunny film that I don't wish upon anyoneFinal Thoughts: Unless you're a huge Bow Wow fan, I would stay away from this movie. I love comedy, and there was nothing remotely unfunny about this train-wreckDUD

My first thought after watching this movie was that the lottery ticket was a lot like the One Ring from Lord of the Rings. It is not that the ticket actually had any actual power but simply by being the winning lottery ticket had a corrupting influence upon all the people around it. Anyway, this film is about a young Negro who had grown up in the hood (in fact the entire cast of this film are Negro) and is having a bad day. However, while getting his Grandmother's ticket he is convinced to buy a ticket himself and uses the numbers that he was given in a fortune cookie. Turns out he won, but the lottery commission is not open till Tuesday (it is the Forth of July Weekend) so he must last four days before he comes into his wealth.This movie was really painful to watch. Not only was there a lot of cultural slang (which made the movie hard to follow at places) it is just painful watching all of the trouble that the hero must avoid to get his wealth, and the fact that not only people change around him, but he ends up changing as well. Before he has come into his wealth everybody considers him a snitch because the local bully attempted to extort some shoes out of him, and when he didn't stick up for him the bully is arrested.I did empathise with the hero though because it seems as if he is a nobody in the hood, and nobody wants him until he gets the ticket, and then he is Mr Popularity. Everybody is bending over backwards to befriend him and to try and get their cut of the pie. However I found the scene where the girl he likes is trying to bed him and then the huge carry on about her becoming pregnant was simply plain annoying. Okay, they are in the projects, but that does not mean condoms are not available. Then there is the church, that was just plain wrong. In fact the pastor in the church was simply a crook. It is probably that this was supposed to be a mockup, but it is scary that all to many churches use guilt and emotion to line their own pockets, and this particular scene where he shows the congregation the home he desires as being pure adulterated greed.This film is about greed and fear, how greed changes people and how fear infects even the closest friendships. The closest to the Lord of the Rings was the scene on the roof where the best friend offers to hold the ticket and the hero freaks out and drives him away. However, even though he is got the money, there is still the chance that he might lose it. As the boxer said, the only money he had come into had been stolen off of him as he left the house.For fear of reading too much into a pretty ordinary film, there is also some Christological ideas coming from it. That is in the sense of the now and not yet. It is said that we have inherited everything along with Christ, but the inheritance does not come until the consummation of everything (that is when we die). It is sort of like this film in that he had come into the money, but it will not be consummated until he hands the ticket in on Tuesday to collect his winnings. He may not have the cash now but it is coming.It is a bit concerning wondering how such huge amounts of money would last in the Hood. Everybody here is poor and everybody here fights to keep one step ahead, but when one of their own comes in on his own everything changes. In the end you know who your friends are when everybody else has deserted you, but in this situation it is difficult to see when everybody wants a piece of the action. In the end our hero had a good heart, and decided to use his new found wealth to help change the Hood.

Lottery Ticket is an interesting film, which however did not live up to certain expectation for its film audience.The main characters are somewhat relatable; Wacky Friend in Benny, Wise Female Friend in Stacie and God fearing Grandmother in Mrs Carson. However, the main character Kevin Carson played by Bow Wow, was not the right casting in my opinion. He lacks some acting experience, and although on the surface delivers good laugh and portrays our hero effective, he lacks enough depth to play the key emotions change of the character.The movie does deliver many good laughs though, but does portray a horrible stereotype of the black community living in the projects - which is to the distaste of many audience members.Overall, the film is a mini Tyler Perry film however, falls short by quite a lot. Nonetheless, it is a good watch for a good laugh of stereotypes and at times poor acting.Notable acting mentions go to: Naturi Naughton, Ice Cube, Teairra Mari, Loretta Devine & Gbenga Akinnagbe