The Lost Lotteries

Shallow heist comedy has violence, peril, strong language.
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The Lost Lotteries
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this movie.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Lost Lotteries is a Thai action comedy about a bunch of down-and-out-of-luck people trying to retrieve some stolen winning lottery tickets from a dangerous man. While all the violence is meant to be comical, there's still a lot of it. Expect a fair amount of gun violence, threat, peril, and some blood. Men and women get shot in the chest. People hang dead from barbed wire, having been electrocuted, get tasered in the neck, get punched in the face repeatedly, get chased, robbed, threatened, and hurt. A man punches a hot iron many times and gets burned. A woman gets "comically" punched in the face and kneed in the stomach many times. A man gets repeatedly punched in the face in a boxing ring until his face gets very puffy and swollen. Men threaten others with guns, knives, and their fists. People get bloody noses, beat with metal pipes, hit in the groin, slapped, cut by knives, and hurt by spiky fruit. A few explosions rock a building. A woman tries to kill herself by drinking bathroom cleaner. A man grabs a woman's buttocks without consent. Sexual content is also meant to be comical. A woman tries to seduce a man with her cleavage and moaning noises. A woman wants a "boob job," and a man has a "nipples and breasts" keychain. Adults smoke cigarettes and drink beer. "Drugs" are mentioned a few times, but none are seen.
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What's the Story?
In THE LOST LOTTERIES, Tay (Sky Wongravee Nateetorn) works as a lottery ticket salesman and eventually wins big. But soon he is robbed and must figure out a way to get back his winning tickets. The only problem is that a dangerous man with a dangerous crew took them. How will Tay get his tickets back?
Is It Any Good?
There are some funny moments here, but sometimes the violence (particularly toward women) outweighs the intended humor. Thus, mileage will vary for viewers of The Lost Lotteries, as some of the violence might be a bit much for some. The way the violence is portrayed might have made more sense if the film was animated, but then again, maybe not. But this illustrates the way the violence is handled. For example, after her husband leaves her while pregnant, a mother tries to kill herself by drinking bathroom cleaner, but the scene is "presented" comically. As are other scenes that show young women repeatedly being punched in the face, kneed in the stomach, and groped and sexually assaulted.
Additionally, because of all the "comical" violence, there's never a real sense of threat or danger or consequence to the violence for the main characters or the villains. While this provides a sense of chaos to the proceedings, it also makes the film seem at best random and at worst illogical.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about violence in action comedies. Was the comedic violence in The Lost Lotteries funny? Why or why not?
Did anything surprise you? What was most surprising?
Was the ending satisfying? Why or why not?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming: November 16, 2022
- Cast: Minnie Phantira Pipityakorn, Sky Wongravee Nateetorn
- Director: Prueksa Amaruji
- Studio: Netflix
- Genre: Comedy
- Run time: 106 minutes
- MPAA rating: NR
- Last updated: February 21, 2023
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