Lost Lotteries (2022)

Lost Lotteries (2022). Lost Lotteries: Directed by Prueksa Amaruji. With Somjit Jongjohor, Torpong Kul-On, Somyos Matures, Wongravee Nateetorn. Five down-on-their-luck strangers must band together to steal back winning lottery tickets worth millions from a wicked mafia boss.

“Needless to say that I hadnu0026#39;t even heard about this 2022 Thai crime comedy titled u0026quot;The Lost Lotteriesu0026quot; prior to stumbling upon it while perusing the Asian catalogue on Netflix. And with it being an asian comedy that I hadnu0026#39;t already seen, of course I opted to do so.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWriters Ekachai Uekrongtham and Prueksa Amaruji put together a script for the movie that sort of fell short of entertaining me. Sure, there were elements in the narrative that was enjoyable, but as a whole then u0026quot;The Lost Lotteriesu0026quot; just felt like a swing and a miss. The movie didnu0026#39;t bring about much of any laughs, maybe a smirk or two here and there, so it wasnu0026#39;t an effective comedy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd I have to admit that the storyline itself felt somewhat pointless and also superficial. You donu0026#39;t really get to delve into anything here and get to properly know the characters. Once the movie came to an end, I must admit that I didnu0026#39;t even know the names of half of the characters in the movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe acting performances in u0026quot;The Lost Lotteriesu0026quot; were fair enough. I wasnu0026#39;t familiar with anyone on the cast list here, but the actors and actresses were doing good enough jobs with the limitations imposed on them by a subpar script.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor a Thai comedy then director Prueksa Amaruji failed to stand out among so many comedies on the market. This is not a Thai comedy that I would recommend for fans of the Asian comedy genre.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy rating of u0026quot;The Lost Lotteriesu0026quot; lands on a more than generous four out of ten stars.”