Several weeks ago, “Lottery Ticket” appeared and then quickly disappeared from movie theaters nationwide. It wasn’t around long enough to have a major box office impact but the film was bad enough to disappoint anyone who bought a ticket for the tasteless comedy.

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When “Lottery Ticket” begins, the audience meets Kevin (Bow Wow). Kevin lives with his Christian grandmother (Loretta Devine) and works at Foot Locker. In the opening scenes we watch as Kevin walks to work with his best friend Benny. Along the way, Kevin stops to take a convenience store order from a friend, listens to gossip from a neighbor and is confronted by a local thug. He does all of these things even though he is running late for work and is supposedly “in a hurry.” This long sequence drags on for several minutes and foreshadows the insipidness of the entire film.

Eventually, Kevin buys a lottery ticket and wins over 350 million dollars. He tries to claim his prize but the state lottery office is closed for the 4th of July weekend. Kevin and Benny then have to protect the lottery ticket from their overzealous neighbors.

From there, this already disappointing movie gets worse. (more…)

So that former South Carolina state worker who won nearly 260 million bucks says he doesn’t think the money will change him. That’s right, retiree Solomon Jackson also vows to do good with the money, perhaps supporting education programs and other nice stuff like that.

I salute Jackson – he seems like a nice guy and I wish him the best.

But in my opinion, it’s all poop.

See, for once I would like someone to really speak their mind after winning a quarter of a billion dollars.

Enough with “I’m still the same person.” (more…)