film criticism by maryann johanson | “tinged with the pungent liquor of cynicism“
In *Lottery Ticket,* Bow Wow’s poor but nice ghetto kid wins a mega lottery but must protect the ticket from his greedy friends and neighbors over a long holiday weekend. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
Kevin doesn’t play the lottery, because he thinks it’s ‘designed to keep poor people poor by selling them false dreams.’ So why does he buy a lottery ticket anyway?
‘You got your sperm in my uterus!’ ‘No, I got my sperm in this little cup here. *You* got my sperm in your uterus.’ It’s the charming romantic comedy you’ve been waiting for!
I’m disappointed to see so little overt misogyny and blatant idiocy in this trailer…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Of course, everyone knows that if a guy don’t have money, he gets shit from girls (who care only about money). I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that depicted quite so literarlly before. With a winning lottery ticket in hand, however, it’s all good. Lottery Ticket opens … more…
