In the movie a man named Tepper finds a wallet on the street in the rain with no connection to the owner (Avery Phillips) except a number to the name Viktor in which he calls to leave a message. Avery Shows up to get his wallet, makes sure everything is in order except the audience is to assume he knows the lottery ticket is wrong after Tepper switches a losing one with the winning one in Avery's wallet before returning it. After this, Avery asks to use the mans phone and starts to overstay his welcome while he is having a guys night out. The movie is then an hour of unnecessary, unanswered, over-the-top, small deception, forced tension as Tepper tries to get this man out of his apartment and hide the fact he has a winning lottery ticket from his friends.
The movie then begins to not make sense as Ryan Reynolds figures out that (Avery) uses his daughters birthday as the 3 numbers for the lottery ticket everytime with the smallest bit of onscreen information. (We don't really find out how he knew the winning numbers or why he knew his.) This is where it gets hectic and people starting breathing down each others neck because almost all the friends are in some kind of debt or financial trouble and want the money or at least split it.
But with some sleight of hand and a call-in with the police. Tepper tells the officer the true story of what is going on and gives the police officer the winning lottery ticket and tells him to make sure it is given to Avery Phillips (The rightful owner). After everyone leaves the apartment and its only Tepper and Avery left he shows him he still has the winning lottery ticket and he lied in front of everyone and the police officer to finally give it back to the rightful owner in peace. 5 minutes after Avery leaves. A knock on the door of the apartment is the REAL Avery Philips and the man we are to assume that left the apartment was actually Viktor.
But this is the part that really doesn't make sense. Why would he call Viktor, Viktor show up as Avery Phillips to claim the winning lottery ticket, and then the Real Avery Phillips know Tepper called Viktor (his Brother-in-law). Did Viktor just tell Avery Phillips real quick, "hey I'm going down to this guys apartment for some fun, Ohhh, and someone left a message on my phone for me, but its actually for you". Ending didn't make any sense.
The movie then begins to not make sense as Ryan Reynolds figures out that (Avery) uses his daughters birthday as the 3 numbers for the lottery ticket everytime with the smallest bit of onscreen information. (We don't really find out how he knew the winning numbers or why he knew his.) This is where it gets hectic and people starting breathing down each others neck because almost all the friends are in some kind of debt or financial trouble and want the money or at least split it.
But with some sleight of hand and a call-in with the police. Tepper tells the officer the true story of what is going on and gives the police officer the winning lottery ticket and tells him to make sure it is given to Avery Phillips (The rightful owner). After everyone leaves the apartment and its only Tepper and Avery left he shows him he still has the winning lottery ticket and he lied in front of everyone and the police officer to finally give it back to the rightful owner in peace. 5 minutes after Avery leaves. A knock on the door of the apartment is the REAL Avery Philips and the man we are to assume that left the apartment was actually Viktor.
But this is the part that really doesn't make sense. Why would he call Viktor, Viktor show up as Avery Phillips to claim the winning lottery ticket, and then the Real Avery Phillips know Tepper called Viktor (his Brother-in-law). Did Viktor just tell Avery Phillips real quick, "hey I'm going down to this guys apartment for some fun, Ohhh, and someone left a message on my phone for me, but its actually for you". Ending didn't make any sense.