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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67The PlaylistKimber MyersThe PlaylistKimber MyersThe Ticket exists better as a parable than as a true-to-life drama.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesMiriam Di NunzioChicago Sun-TimesMiriam Di NunzioThis is a film that moves quietly along but speaks volumes.
- 60The GuardianNigel M SmithThe GuardianNigel M SmithAdmirably cynical until it loses its way in the final stretch, The Ticket nevertheless maintains a provocative allure, bolstered by a fiercely committed performance from Dan Stevens.
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe Ticket abandons the potentially complex web of drama it initially sets up and moves toward a limp, shallow critique of superficiality itself.
- 50Village VoiceKenji FujishimaVillage VoiceKenji FujishimaIf 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.
- 50Washington PostStephanie MerryWashington PostStephanie MerryAt 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.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe script is incapable of penetrating the moral thicket that the actors and the cinematographer, Zachary Galler, have so carefully woven.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJon FroschThe Hollywood ReporterJon FroschThe Ticket is underwhelming in several ways, but the performance driving it is magnetic — and helps alleviate some of the bludgeoning obviousness of a morality tale that New York-based Israeli writer-director Ido Fluk hasn’t fully figured out how to tell.
- 40Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenDirected by Ido Fluk from a screenplay he wrote with Sharon Mashihi, the film is sensitively observed, its performances convincingly understated. But it rapidly devolves into a standard, and increasingly unfocused, story of materialism and greed.
- 25The Film StageJohn FinkThe Film StageJohn FinkBeat by beat, The Ticket offers one predictable, obvious revelation after another right down to its conclusion.