Movie #2176 ........................."Ticket to Paradise" (Movie theatre)

 Movie #2176 "Ticket to Paradise" (Movie theatre)  Well, this wasn't as funny as I thought it would be, an example of a trailer giving that wrong impression.  Or maybe it's the kind of humor that was used a lot --- snarkiness  ( a few times is okay, but way too much here), laughing at drunken behavior (is that still a thing?) and laughing when two parents are competing so much that they are embarrassing to watch? If you read my blogs, you know that I am a Hallmark Christmas fan (or any season, probably, but I choose Christmas because it is a better excuse for the  saccharine, albeit romantic, tone of these films) , and as such, I have expanded my sense of disbelief  many times for the sake of love, or whatever.  But this film was way over the top for me --- I didn't believe the ending of this film at all!  It seemed silly, and when a film goes past the silly line for me, I give it 3 or below, which is what I would do here.  That's not to say there were a couple of worthwhile moments to watch, one in particular was a short scene between the ever capable Kaitlyn  Dever (the daughter) and her dad (George Clooney) as they look over the water at a sunset - they hardly say a word to each other but their body language says so much --- the mother/daughter scene was worth a watch, too.  Oh, and the various cultural traditions the film was teaching us was fun, as well, but not much more here.  It's slowly paced, but the scenery is beautiful --- I kept asking, where is this, where IS  this?  A subtitle "this is Bali" would have been helpful in those opening scenes (it is said in dialogue).  Bottom Line?  It is a diversion from the heavy hitters for the Oscars coming soon to your nearby theatre ---- maybe.  This year we might have to hunt for them, with all the streaming venues we can use.  But this film is available in many places and probably for the rest of the fall --- go figure!!!!   (I'd give this 3 out of 5)  

"TICKET TO PARADISE "   2022    PG-13              1 hour and 44 minutes

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.

Director:  Ol Parker

Writers:  Ol Parker, Daniel Pipski

Actors:  George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Kaitlyn Dever, Lucas Bravo (he's great!  I would have chosen him! If you get a chance to see Mrs. Harris, he is the young guy who helps her out in Paris!) and Billie Lourd (Debbie Reynolds' granddaughter (Carrie Fisher's daughter)