Review of Jackpot (2012) by Xavier Z — 27 Aug 2012

Fun and entertaining dark comedy. But I still prefer Headhunter!

This review of Jackpot (2012) was written by Xavier Z on 27 Aug 2012.

Jackpot has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Roz Laws (210) for Birmingham Post (543) on 14 Aug 2012

Short but not at all sweet, this is a dark but nevertheless entertaining crime drama…

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By Sky Staff (12) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 07 Aug 2012

The narrative sags, encumbered by increasingly unlikely coincidences…

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By Kevin T (763) on 12 Jul 2013

Gory crime comedy with a spot-on running time. Just a bit of fun and it knows it. Nowhere near as good as Headhunters though…

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By Noel P (56) on 05 Feb 2013

Darkly entertaining. Not unlike Shallow Grave or parts of Pulp Fiction and shares some elements with The Usual Suspects…

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By Mark Adams (368) for Screen International (2,241) on 14 May 2012

It is a savagely funny and brutally stylish pulp thriller that will impress fans of the genre…

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By Colin G (275) on 10 Aug 2012

In much the same mould as Headhunters, the previous NesbÃ¸ film adaptation, decent story told mostly in flashback…

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As straightforward - and disposable - as an airport paperback…

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Review of Jackpot (2012) by Xavier Z — 27 Aug 2012

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Short but not at all sweet, this is a dark but nevertheless entertaining crime drama…

Really funny and a lot of fun, jackpot is a well paced film that makes for a fun watch…

Here is a mean-spirited movie about bad-hearted people in which the central question seems to be which of these characters is the nastiest of the lot…

The narrative sags, encumbered by increasingly unlikely coincidences…

Gory crime comedy with a spot-on running time. Just a bit of fun and it knows it. Nowhere near as good as Headhunters though…

Darkly entertaining. Not unlike Shallow Grave or parts of Pulp Fiction and shares some elements with The Usual Suspects…

It is a savagely funny and brutally stylish pulp thriller that will impress fans of the genre…

In much the same mould as Headhunters, the previous NesbÃ¸ film adaptation, decent story told mostly in flashback…

As straightforward - and disposable - as an airport paperback…

It's a fun but very lean premise upon which to base a thriller that requires all-or-nothing buy-in from its audience…

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