| There's a very sweet little comedy about life in a | | | | mysterious man who lives in a basement near Kevin's |
| housing project that drew only a handful of people the | | | | home, and he promises his grandmother he will play |
| night I saw it. | | | | her numbers for her. Even Kevin, who doesn't think |
| ===>Click here to watch lottery ticket online for | | | | much of lottery tickets, can't resist buying a ticket of |
| free<=== | | | | his own. |
| "Lottery Ticket" is fun. It's a lighthearted study of | | | | And so it is that Kevin wins $370 million. That's not |
| human behavior and the importance of money to | | | | giving anything away, mind you, because most of the |
| those who live on their dreams. | | | | movie is about the effect of the pending win on Kevin |
| Kevin (Bow Wow, "Roll Bounce") is newly graduated | | | | and, especially, those around him. Kevin suddenly |
| from high school. He has a job at the Foot Locker. His | | | | becomes everybody's best friend - including the |
| grandmother (Loretta Devine, who never fails to | | | | beautiful but sleazy neighborhood gold-digger. |
| impress me) worries about him - that he'll get with the | | | | Everyone wants something from Kevin, who can't |
| wrong girl, or run with the wrong crowd. But he and his | | | | claim his prize because of a long holiday weekend. |
| buddy Benny (Brandon T. Jackson, who also starred in | | | | Now Kevin must escape the clutches of the would-be |
| "Roll Bounce") are good kids despite the dangers and | | | | thief and just about everyone else with whom he |
| temptations of life in the projects. | | | | comes in contact, including the shady "godfather" of |
| Kevin runs afoul of a local thug, who "ordered" shoes | | | | the projects (the always enjoyable Keith David) and |
| from Kevin. When the man tries to walk out of the | | | | the local minister (Mike Epps), who has plans for an |
| store with the boxes, he tries to tell the arresting | | | | incredible church and mansion for himself. |
| officers that they were a gift from Kevin - and Kevin | | | | This movie features intelligent, likeable young people |
| truthfully denies this. By the time Kevin gets home from | | | | who get caught up in a force - enormous wealth - |
| work, word on the street is that he's a snitch. | | | | beyond their control. It's certainly worth your money to |
| Kevin is good-hearted. He picks up snacks for a | | | | see it. |
