Ticket to Paradise
A divorced couple teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Stars: Kaitlyn Dever, Maxime Bouttier, Billie Lourd, Lucas Bravo
- Director: Ol Parker
Comments
- inkblot11 - 3 June 2024
Adorable and beautiful, get a ticket without delay
David - George Clooney - is divorced from former wife Georgia - Julia Roberts. They haven't got along for years. Yet, they meet again at daughter Lily's graduation from law school and the news of her cushy job on the horizon. First, though, Lily and best gal friend are taking a vacation in Bali. On day one, the girls swim too far from shore and are rescued by a handsome young seaweed farmer. Lily has eyes for him and Visa versa. They fall in love and plan a wedding. Upon hearing this, David and Georgia both rush to Bali, to be at the ceremony, but in fact to stop their daughter from making a big mistake. Can they? This adorable movie has two fine comic performances from Clooney and Roberts while also boasting breathtaking scenery. The customs and natives of Bali are also a big asset. Don't miss this lovely romantic comedy. It's a winner. - Mysterygeneration - 6 January 2024
Gorgeous Cinematic Adventure, but Not Enough Storytelling Skill
With its stunning scenery and the chemistry between its key actors, Ticket to Paradise delivers an enticing premise. The movie makes an effort to strike a balance between drama and humor, offering sincere moments of emotion and amusement. But the storyline occasionally comes across as mechanical, depending on cliched love themes. Even while the film's tropical setting is breathtaking, the occasionally unoriginal plot cannot be entirely made up for by it. All things considered, it's a nice diversion for anyone looking for romance and landscape, albeit it doesn't exactly reinvent the genre.
However, this reunion between two megastars is still a delightfully bubbly good time. - natmavila - 1 September 2023
Where Love Blooms and Logic Takes a Vacation
"Ticket to Paradise," a film that hilariously invites us to dive headfirst into a whirlpool of parental interference, Balinese wedding shenanigans, and romance-rekindling, earns its 2.5 stars for sheer unpredictability. I mean, what could possibly go wrong when your daughter decides to marry a Balinese seaweed farmer after a month-long Bali escapade? It's not like real life ever gets in the way of love, right?
In this cinematic masterpiece of questionable life choices, David and Georgia, our dynamic divorced duo, embark on a "Trojan horse" mission to sabotage their daughter's love life. Because why not? After all, who wouldn't want their offspring to follow in their footsteps and throw their promising legal careers out the window for someone they met while snorkeling? It's heartwarming to see how this couple, who hated each other with a fiery passion, rediscover their bond amidst chaos and larceny.
But here's the real moral of the story, folks: Ladies, forget about those years of hard work and ambition. If you meet a charming stranger in Bali, throw your future away in a heartbeat. Who needs a career when you have a whirlwind romance that'll surely last longer than a few months? It's the epitome of sound life advice, brought to you by "Ticket to Paradise." - vsmurrell - 7 January 2023
What a waste of time
We didn't even bother to finish watching this. The script and delivery were both boring and stupid. Roberts and Clooney surely didn't do this for the money, so I would love to know the reason they agreed to waste their time and taken on this.
It's not that the plot was predictable; so many of these kind of movies are the same. But the editing was choppy, lots of characters' actions made little sense, and the script... There were lines that were so cheesy that the screen oozed.
Do Roberts and Clooney just not have any chemistry? I guess that's a factor, but the real problem was the infrastructure of the movie. - nlgthunder - 29 December 2022
Good movie poorly done
This movie could have been a solid watch but instead it is... Fine. It's cute, lighthearted, nostalgic fluff. But even fluff needs to make sense. "Ticket to Paradise" didn't exactly do that.
There were pros. Kaitlyn Devers is always a charm and Billie Lourd does a great job as a secondary character. The location was gorgeous and I appreciate the incorporation of the culture and customs of Bali. The beer pong scene was hands down the best. It was funny, human, and a great bonding moment. It was a bummer more of the movie wasn't like that.
The cons stem mostly from the lack of those types of scenes. It was too shallow and... Well, lacking. For parents that meddle to the point of stealing rings and trying to break up the marriage, they're never particularly concerned with how far away Bali is from Chicago. Or that Lily is getting married after knowing someone for 40 days. They just don't want her to repeat their mistake, but it's never really elaborated on. The film feels fickle and flimsy.
Additionally I found George Clooney's character insufferable for the first half. He was smug and too condescending and jaded. It felt so cliche. Julia Roberts maybe didn't act her part any less cliche than he did, but I didn't find her character so grating.
While leaving much to be desired, "Ticket to Paradise" is meant to be a sweet no-brainer sort of flick. It does entertain and it does have its touching moments amidst beautiful scenery and some good one liners. - IonicBreezeMachine - 20 December 2022
A watchable if not all that memorable romantic comedy elevated by the charisma of its leads
Divorced couple David (George Clooney) and Georgia Cotton (Julia Roberts) can't stand each other but continue to co-parent their college aged daughter, Lily (Kaitlyn Dever) who is now graduating from law school. On a celebratory trip to Bali with her best friend Wren (Billie Lourd), Lily meets and falls in love with Gede (Maixme Bouttier) a local seaweed farmer and after a month the two become engaged. Upon finding out David and Georgia head off to Bali under the guise of attending the wedding, but decide to put their mutual dislike of one another on hold to try and stop their daughter from doing what they feel is a life ruining mistake.
In recent years, theatrically released romantic comedies have become something of a rarity as larger scale tentpoles and modestly budgeted thrillers fill multiplexes as the genre has moved more and more into streaming and television as evidence by the increasing prevalence of such films on streaming services and basic cable that come out with increasing regularity. The film reunites frequent collaborators and friends George Clooney and Julia Roberts who've worked together on films such as the first two Ocean's movies, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and Money Monster with Ticket to Paradise now their fifth collaboration together. Filmed in the midst of the COVD-19 pandemic, the producers steadfastly refused to sell the film to streaming services and opted for a theatrical release. Along with The Lost City, Ticket to Paradise has been an unprecedented success making $170 million against a $60 million budget and has been a solid success. Ticket to Paradise is well shot and has an appealing cast, but it's also not particularly memorable.
Being a romantic comedy you pretty much already know how and where the plot goes so the deciding factors will be the chemistry of the two leads and the sharpness and wit of the writing and dialogue and while Roberts and Clooney have the chemistry, the writing is only serviceable at best. There's really two love stories going on in Ticket to Paradise with the A-plot focusing on David and Georgia rekindling their long dormant feelings for each other while their daughter Lily and her upcoming wedding to Gede is very much a B-plot through and through down to how sudden this wedding is and their coupling really only exists as a motivating force for David and Georgia to try to break it apart. There's nothing all that wrong with Ticket to Paradise but the writing is very standard with not much in the way of standout comic gags or clever dialogue and it's the kind of unassuming forgettable rom-com you can see on date night without taking much from it.
Ticket to Paradise is exactly what it promises featuring two big name stars in a beautiful location elevating well-worn material. This is the definition of "acceptable time killer" and that's really all I or anyone can say about it. - EUyeshima - 14 December 2022
Exhausting Throwback to a Studio-Manufactured Star Vehicle
This is one strenuous, paint-by-numbers romp directed by Ol Parker, whose last film contribution was "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again". Llike a studio-manufactured throwback to the 1960's starring the likes of Doris Day and James Garner, this 2022 contrivance is a disposable star vehicle for George Clooney and Julia Roberts as a long-divorced couple who attempt to sabotage their daughter's sudden wedding to a Balinese seaweed farmer. Aspiring for Tracy-Hepburn-level repartee, both show some dexterity here as they were formerly adept at this genre. However, their snappy smugness gets tiring pretty quickly, in particular, Clooney who mugs quite a bit for the camera. - terrylarosa - 10 December 2022
Ignore the immature reviewers and enjoy a good movie
Don't know.what some delusional viewers watched. Movie is surprisingly entertaining and funny ( especially Clooney ). My wife and I laughed a lot. I'm a guy and not particularly enamored with rom-coms but this one was good. Well paced with great cinematography and beautiful vistas. The young couple act mature throughout ( usually more than the older one ) and we get to see some Bali traditions. Is it predictable? Yes to a tee but that doesn't detract at all since most of these movies are. I can't fathom why people gave this low ratings when it's quite fun. While Clooney and Roberts have great chemistry I do have one complaint and that's the ridiculous statements made by more than one person about Roberts being gorgeous and beautiful when she clearly is not. And it's not her age. She never has been even in her youth. She's all hair. Take it away and well, watch the movie Mary Reilly where she doesn't have her lustrous hair all made up and see for yourselves. Terrific last shot when the movie ends. Don't miss. - haroldf-30871 - 28 November 2022
Go For It!
Do you want to see a film that attempts to raise your dismal social consciousness. Is serious and perhaps preachy, and Knows How Important It Is?
If so, this is not the film for you. On the other hand, if you want to see a film that will make you chuckle and laugh, a film that you will actually enjoy, a film where the two leads actually seem to LIKE each other, and a film that would be characterized with romance as its basis, then you will enjoy this film.
It is not the most original film, and it has elements in it that I would characterize as downright puzzling. But those are minor details that get lost in the charm of the whole. We were a group of four, and every single one of us liked it. It was well-executed, exactly the right length, and left us feeling happy. - asgarhaider8 - 17 November 2022
Quite a sweet Rom-com
The combo of Clooney/Roberts was the key to success in this film. They were awesome. Funny, witty, bickering with each other with utmost conviction feels that it is authentic.
But the movie's striking part is the whole scenarios in Bali-Indonesia.
The absolute breathtaking views makes you feel that you want to be a part of that movie. The indo characters did their best to put out a culture which is hardly very well known in the western parts.
Lily's character is also very well thought as how she was so sure for her life to be in Bali and pursue love over a forced career. Not only a rom-com for the young but for other ages too. It shows any relationship can be sparkled if given the right time at the right situation.
