Jackpot!is a Jackie Chan movie desperately in need of Jackie Chan.
She thenrelentlesslyis pursued through the city, even watched by overhead drones.
Katie wont buy into it until he also promises Noel a generous portion as well.
John Cena and Awkwafina in ‘Jackpot!‘Ryan McCormick
It is exhausting before the non-stop actionstopsto take a breath and we get any semblance of character development.
By then it really is too late.
Awkwafina takes on the Jackie Chan-style role and is talented enough to at leasttryto give her some dimension.
Liu is ideally cast as the villain and does what he can with the material, small praise indeed.
Even Machine Gun Kelly aka Colson Baker turns up to no avail.
The stunt performers are the real stars here, so give them an A for effort at least.
James Young gets a key credit as action choreographer.
Heres a thought: Next time why not just cast Jackie Chan and be done with it?
Producers are Laura Fischer, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Joe Roth and Feig.
