Jackpot

I would like to assert determinedly that this is the movie the new Running Man should have been, because it’s very similar to Running Man and it’s better than Running Man. That being said, this is not a very good movie. Regardless, Nora “Awkwafina” Lum and John Cena are dancing as fast as they can and tossing out zingers like Japanese Dodgers in hopes of filling the time, and for the most part it’s a pleasant diversion – a brief distraction from my existential dread and overall itchiness. Jackpot aspires for sublime nuttiness, which I admire, even if it whiffs more than hits.