Jerry Selbee (Bryan Cranston) is good with numbers. He's worked for most of his life as the best manager at a plant but is forced to retire. He has a comfortable life with his wife Marge (Annette Bening) and his many friends in a small dying Michigan town. He doesn't know what to do next. He figures out that the lottery has a flaw. His state closes it down, but there is another version in Massachusetts.
For about an hour, this is a non-dramatic story about a bunch of nice people. There is no villain. It's slightly humorous. It's a very simple nice feel-good story. I love Marge's enthusiasm which adds to the humor. The last half hour tries to add a bit of drama by turning one character into a villain. The reporter adds a quasi-ticking clock to the story. All that is fine. At its core, this has two lovely actors playing a lovely couple with a fun bunch of characters in a nice little story.
For about an hour, this is a non-dramatic story about a bunch of nice people. There is no villain. It's slightly humorous. It's a very simple nice feel-good story. I love Marge's enthusiasm which adds to the humor. The last half hour tries to add a bit of drama by turning one character into a villain. The reporter adds a quasi-ticking clock to the story. All that is fine. At its core, this has two lovely actors playing a lovely couple with a fun bunch of characters in a nice little story.