The Ticket (2016)

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

A blind man who regains his vision finds himself becoming metaphorically blinded by his obsession for the superficial. Dan Stevens talent should have been enough to save 'The Ticket' but the boring and cheesy storyline took me out of the film and to be honest i was left disappointed. (0/10)

The Ticket (2016)A serious movie, and sincere. The obvious thrust is the poster lines, and this is no spoiler—a man who has been blind for a decade gains his sight back. The metaphor here (and repeated throughout) is that it's like winning the lottery (hence the title of the film).Now what?Slowly (too slowly for most of us) the man goes through several broad phases as he reassesses his world, both personally and physically (viusally) around him. The euphoria, the wanting more, the doubts, the challenges, each section is simple (to the point of simplistic, I think) but heartfelt. The leading character (played by Dan Stevens) is compelling enough as a regular guy swept up with things bigger than most of us encounter. It's maybe unfair to say this isn't enough—but it isn't. It's a lot, but there needs to be other layers, complications of plot, but also nuances of feeling that someone in this situation would experience. It would not and could not be an easy arc from one zone to another. Disruption should be really ruinous and ecstatic, not a dull slow ride.Also, and an odd comment but needed to be made—the audio is weird. A lot of the film is murmured, as if people are conversing their inner best. But much of the time a gentle music also plays and it's just plain hard to hear! Mood triumphs over content, but it's not enough.

It's always sad to see good actors in badly made movies, and this is one of those. The story in itself isn't half bad, but there's simply too much to adequately cover in less than two hours. If every plot arc in this movie were made into a TV episode, it would be worth watching. As it stands, however, I found myself questioning the characters' common sense at best and IQ levels at worst.As for the ending: it's a blatant disregard of the ego; humans simply don't work that way. Just saying.

Firstly let me say the synopsis listed for this film is fairly wide of the mark. It isn't about a guy who becomes obsessed with the superficial having regained his site at all. It's about the changes that occur in his life because of the significance the event of having his sight restored has on who he is as a person. Its somewhat superficial to presume he'd not change after such a significant event, its almost as ridiculous to accept people have any clue when they make statements like 'a multi million dollar lotto win wouldn't change them'.You think that with such a simple premise there be little that could be done with such a notion, but you'd be mistaken. Its a great adaptation of a well established notion, with a reasonable cast with decent abilities and great direction. The main characters are nicely developed as is the plot and pacing. It makes a pretty engaging piece. There is a very realistic feel to the influences and conflicts that arise through most of his sight restored life and aside from a somewhat predictable ending, its all done with some pretty good results, which surprised but entertained me.See it. It's worth it.