Paul Feig appeared on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s “Dinners on Me” podcast and discussed the poor reviews received from critics for the action-comedy film “Jackpot!,” starring Awkwafina and John Cena.
“It’s been the No. 1 movie in the world on Amazon for four weeks in a row, so I can be happy right now, which is great,” Feig said on Tuesday’s podcast episode. “But the critics slammed us. I mean, we did the biggest dump on this movie. What I can infer from the reviews I’ve read is that they’re trying to find a lot of meaning in this premise.” All I can say is that I think he was.”
Jackpot!, which was released on Prime Video in August, currently has a critic score of 31% on Rotten Tomatoes. Set in Los Angeles in 2030, the film follows lottery winner Katie Kim (Awkwafina) in a dangerous situation where she can legally kill her until sunset to get her hands on her billion-dollar prize. It depicts being the target of fierce competition. Desperate to survive the jackpot hunters, Katie reluctantly teams up with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy (Cena) to fight them off.
Feig said with a laugh. It’s like just a launching pad for very interesting people to be in total danger and not know what’s going on, and then there’s sweetness and you get to know their backstories. But please don’t be mad that I didn’t argue about the current state of America today. I don’t want to do that. I’m a comedian. ”
Feig is known for being the creator of “Freaks and Geeks” and for directing hit films such as “Bridesmaids,” “A Simple Favor” and “The Heat.” early Tuesday morning, variety It has been reported that Feig is set to direct “The Housemaid,” a film adaptation of Freda McFadden’s popular novel. Starring Sidney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried.
Listen to the full episode of “Dinner’s on Me” with Feig below.
