The Ticket (2016) - IMDb

The Ticket: Directed by Ido Fluk. With Dan Stevens, Malin Akerman, Oliver Platt, Kerry Bishé. A blind man who regains his vision finds himself becoming ... 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iththisluminousideatoconvincepeopleinchurchtoselltheirhomesrightnowandgetridofeverlastingdebts.Inhissalestalk,healwaysusesthestoryaboutthepersonwhodesperatelywantstowinthelotteryandpraysforiteveryday.Butheneverbuysalotteryticket.Ithinkthemessageisasfollows:ifyouwanttochangeyourlife,youalsoneedtoactinsuchawaythatthischangeispossible.Inmyopinion,Jamesisconvincedhehaswonthatwinningticket,afterpiouslyprayingforyears.Buttheactionsheundertakesafterwards,aredramaticallyexaggeratedinmyopinion.Andhowunlikelytheturnaroundisatthebeginning,themoreunlikelytheturnaroundisattheend.Eventually,itseemedthewinningticketwasonlyvalidtemporarily.OrwasitadivinepunishmentbecauseJamesletthedarksideofhispersonalitydominate?Anyway,Isawtheoutcomecomingamileaway(punnotintended).Personally,Ithoughtthefootagewherenothingwastobeseen,themostfascinating.AnimpressionofhowJameslookedattheworld.Ablackspotwithstroboscopiclighteffectsandmistyreflections.Asuccessfuldemonstrationofhowablindpersonexperienceshissight.ThemostemotionalmomentwastheturningpointinthedustydancecafewhereJamesdancesonelasttimewithhiswifeSam(MalinAkerman)intimately.Despitetheartisticcharacter,themanydeadmomentsandtheslowpace,DanStevensandMalinAkermanknowhowtogivealivelyandfascinatingperformance."Theticket"won'tbeablockbusterlike"BeautyandtheBeast",butwillshowaglimpseofDanStevens'versatility.Morereviewshere:http://bit.ly/2qtGQochelpful•65peterp-450-298716Jun1,2017DetailsEditReleasedateApril7,2017(UnitedStates)CountryoforiginUnitedStatesOfficialsitesInitiateProductions(OfficialSite)OfficialFacebookLanguageEnglishAlsoknownasБилетFilminglocationsClintonAvenueMethodistChurch,Kingston,NewYork,USAProductioncompaniesBCDFPicturesBlackbirdCavePicturesSeemorecompanycreditsatIMDbProBoxofficeEditBudget$1,200,000(estimated)SeedetailedboxofficeinfoonIMDbProTechnicalspecsEditRuntime1hour37minutesColorColorRelatednews‘ArmageddonTime’:AndrewPolkBoardsJamesGray’sFocusFeaturesComing-Of-AgeFilmDec22DeadlineFilm+TV‘Ozark’CastSaysNetflixDramaIs“AGoodJobThatMustComeToAnEnd”AheadOfFinalSeason–SAGPanelMar31DeadlineFilm+TVContributetothispageSuggestaneditoraddmissingcontentTopGapBywhatnamewasTheTicket(2016)officiallyreleasedinIndiainEnglish?AnswerSeemoregapsLearnmoreaboutcontributingEditpageMoretoexploreRecentlyviewedPleaseenablebrowsercookiestousethisfeature. Learnmore.