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A blind man who regains his vision finds himself becoming metaphorically blinded by his obsession for the superficial.
14 November 1964, Albany, New York, USA
12 January 1960, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
14 November 1964, Albany, New York, USA
10 October 1982, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
April 28, 2017
While well-intentioned and intriguing on the surface, the film winds up indulging in some of the same superficiality it cautions against.April 07, 2017
An Icarus tale without the feeling of flight or the sensation of burning.April 06, 2017
Stevens lends nuance to the role, but the truth is that James is shallow before, during and after his transformation into a ruthless hotshot. This cautionary fable offers far less than meets the eye.April 07, 2017
This is a film that moves quietly along but speaks volumes.April 06, 2017
There are some gnarly questions - of faith, love and self-worth, for starters - at the heart of "The Ticket," if only its makers had chosen to address them.April 07, 2017
Dan Stevens delivers a powerhouse performance in Ido Fluk's philosophical family drama The Ticket.April 07, 2017
It's what you can't see in the disappointing drama The Ticket that's the film's key problem.April 09, 2017
While nicely filmed and decorated with soft visuals and tones, this otherwise heavy-handed, unappealing message drama tries to get its blunt point across in an awkward, obvious way.April 10, 2017
A thought-provoking character study.April 06, 2017
It's enough to sustain The Ticket as entertainment, but not enough to whitewash its various shortcomings as a statement piece about America's obsession with shallowness.April 07, 2017
The story proceeds with the deliberate, inexorable force of a fable, but never abandons its characters' humanity in the process.April 06, 2017
"The Ticket" is a modern-day parable about a kindly blind man who, when he gains sight, becomes generically awful.