Review: ‘Lottery Ticket’ Isn’t Much Of A Winning Pick

Rodrigo Perez — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:53:00 +0000

What can we say about Erik White’s “The Lottery Ticket” starring Bow Wow, Ice Cube and Brandon T. Jackson? Unfortunately, not much. Opening up harmlessly enough, we were sort of just hoping for a simple diverting comedy with no deeper expectations, but aside from an excellent bit-part by T-Pain in as a bodega clerk who sells lotto tickets to the neighborhood, “The Lottery Ticket” has a paucity of memorable laughs.

And yes, while there are some amusing moments courtesy of comedians like Mike Epps and Charlie Murphy (who was so good on “Chappelle’s Show,” he may never get out from under that shadow), laughs are more like mild guffaws and chuckles then any deep-seated gutbusters and most of it it is far too broad for true enjoyment (luckily, it’s not very offensive).

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Charlie Murphy Throws David Chappelle Under The Bus

Rodrigo Perez — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:13:00 +0000

We won’t editorialize this too much, it’s not really our wheelhouse (though we loved “Chappelle Show,” and it is a slow Friday), but it is interesting and almost shocking to hear Charlie Murphy speak so candidly about his former boss and pal, comedian Dave Chappelle. He’s obviously disappointed with him and he assumes they could have dominated comedy on television for a few more years, which is likely true. Sigh… everyone was bummed about the demise of the “Chappelle Show,” even those that worked on it.

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Review: ‘Lottery Ticket’ Isn’t Much Of A Winning Pick

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