The Ticket

Name: The Ticket
Genre: Drama
Released: April 7, 2017
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 52

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Shout! Factory | Release Date: April 7, 2017 | Not Rated

Summary: After James (Dan Stevens), a blind man, inexplicably regains his vision, he becomes possessed by a drive to make a better life for himself. However, his new improvements-a nicer home, a higher paying job, tailored suits, luxury car-leave little room for the people who were part of his old, simpler life: his plain wife (Malin Åkerman) andAfter James (Dan Stevens), a blind man, inexplicably regains his vision, he becomes possessed by a drive to make a better life for himself. However, his new improvements-a nicer home, a higher paying job, tailored suits, luxury car-leave little room for the people who were part of his old, simpler life: his plain wife (Malin Åkerman) and close friend Bob (Oliver Platt). As his relationships buckle under the strain of his snowballing ambition, it becomes uncertain if James can ever return from darkness. Fluk masterfully paints a visual world that reflects the mesmerizing effect that newfound sight has on James; the vibrant backgrounds and the sun-drenched rooms are captivating in their beauty. His dreamy and subjective style combines with an astute sense of character to craft a modern fable about what it really means to be blind. [Shout! Factory]… Expand

Director: Ido Fluk

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Jay Weissberg

Apr 6, 2017

Boasting complex, sharply drawn characters and top-notch performances, this mature drama plays with ideas of seeing, both the outside world as well as within oneself, as Fluk (“Never Too Late”) masterfully depicts intimacies gone awry. Read full review

Graham Fuller

Apr 6, 2017

All credit to Dan Stevens for rendering so vividly a selfish, abrasive character. Read full review

The Playlist Kimber Myers

Apr 6, 2017

The Ticket exists better as a parable than as a true-to-life drama. Read full review

Kenji Fujishima

Apr 6, 2017

If Fluk’s film has any impact at all, much of it is thanks to Dan Stevens, who brings an empathy to James that occasionally complicates the director/co-writer’s two-dimensional view of the character. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Apr 6, 2017

The script is incapable of penetrating the moral thicket that the actors and the cinematographer, Zachary Galler, have so carefully woven. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

Apr 6, 2017

At its worst, the movie is a blunt critique of materialism, but there are some smart moments along the way in this methodically paced drama, which puts more emphasis on atmospherics than storytelling. Read full review

The Film Stage John Fink

Apr 6, 2017

Beat by beat, The Ticket offers one predictable, obvious revelation after another right down to its conclusion. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Dec 12, 2017

A drama of duality that unfortunately does not dare to reach for more, to go further, What a pity. The story and the performers deserved better. Forgettable.

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LeZee

Nov 4, 2017

When he got a rare second change to start over the life!

The intention was good, but the film was not made right way to enjoy. Of course the story, the setting were not cheerful kind, but too slow, silent, dragged scenes, all made it even worse. Watching it from the beginning to theWhen he got a rare second change to start over the life!

The intention was good, but the film was not made right way to enjoy. Of course the story, the setting were not cheerful kind, but too slow, silent, dragged scenes, all made it even worse. Watching it from the beginning to the beginning of the final segment was challenging. Only at the final few minutes it all made sense. I thought at least it ended better.

A blind man happily married with a kid, one day wakes up in the morning with a miracle. He regained his vision, following that, all the sudden his life getting changed. That also leads him over taking some tough decisions. With his new lease of life, he has shaped his life as he wanted. Now a fresh trouble surfaces and its consequences are hard hitting. What his choices and how the story ends are the remaining parts.

Dan Stevens was good. You could say it was a one man show. But as I said, the screenplay lacked pace, as well as guessable overall storyline. Which makes it not for everybody. The rest of the cast was good, and so the direction. I don't dislike it, I just did not enjoy it, I got bored of it in parts. One time watchable film for the selected ones, but being not dozed off while watching it is what they have to look out for.

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