Review Of Ticket To Paradise Movies, Warmly Love Family Connected In Bali

Ticket to Paradise (Photo: Universal Pictures)

JAKARTA - Julia Roberts and George Clooney are starring as producers for their latest film, Ticket to Paradise. This film will be shown in Indonesian cinemas starting September 30, 2022. Armed with their experience in the industry and their close friendship, making films with production company Universal Pictures is highly anticipated by fans. Roberts and Clooney each played Georgia and David, the couple who got married 25 years ago. They had a daughter named Lily (Kaitlyn Dever) and then separated after five years. Divorce is increasingly making their relationship less harmonious. They choose to keep themselves busy with work in order to avoid interaction with each other. However, their relationship with the adult child is fine. Right when Lily graduated from college, she and her best friend, tidak (Billie Lourd), decided to take a short vacation to the island of Bali, before they finally returned to reality, namely finding work. Lily herself plans to enter the legal world following her last education. Arriving in Bali, Lily met Gede (Maxime Bouttier), who is a local youth who works as a seaweed farmer. They fell in love, and over time, the two finally decided to get married soon. Lily also wants to live with Gede on the island. Upon receiving the news, Georgia and David immediately flew to the Island of the Gods, and decided to work together to sabotage the marriage to prevent Lily from getting married -- the same mistake they made twenty-five years ago. Having a simple premise, making this film light to follow. Director Ol Parker (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) in collaboration with scriptwriter Daniel Pipski seems to really take advantage of the charm and closeness of his two main actors, namely Clooney and Roberts. It's the second time the actors have been posted on screen since the film Money Monster (2016), and it's their first comedy film together since they made two "Ocean's Trilogy" films by Steven Soderbergh. In addition, this is the first time in a few moments one of them has acted for a big screen project. The last role Roberts starred in the big screen film was at Ben Is Back (2018). While Clooney is at The Midnight Sky (2020). Quoted from ANTARA, the chemistry that has been formed from their lifetime friendship and their long work in acting also makes it easy for viewers to welcome them back, especially considering how efficiently the two are when competing in roles, as well as behind the scenes. Watching the behavior of Georgia and David as a pair of parents who unite for the sake of their children is sometimes so adorable. How they try to look good even though their hearts are volatile to avoid; how love can still bloom even though they are now far away. It is also refreshing to see that this romantic comedy film focuses on the love story of lovers who are no longer together. However, film also provides the spice of the love story of young people through the journey of Lily and Gede. You could say, playing Lily is something new to follow from Kaitlyn Dever, who was previously better known through labeled film and series projects and even quite heavy. Some of the films she starred in include Short Term 12 (2013), Beautiful Boy (2018), Booksmart (2019), series "Unbelieveable" (2019) and the series "Dopesick" (2021). Seeing Dever play an ambitious young girl but also full of warmth, making this film very easy to enjoy. In addition, there is also Indonesian actor Maxime Bouttier as Gede, who is arguably able to balance the dynamics with Dever. Some of his interactions with Roberts and Clooney are also quite natural and occasionally make the audience smile excited. The essence of the charm of rom-com is the fact that everyone can guess the ending of the story. The success of the romantic comedy film depends on the time, joke, and funny situation on the journey to confirm the love and romance that is familiar and entertaining. After starting with a promising start, Ticket to Paradise can still be enjoyed, however, it's just that sometimes there are moments that don't fit their placement. However, films are still able to provide enough smiles and laughter for viewers looking for simple escape entertainment. Interesting fact from Ticket to Paradise is in its location set. Despite being set on the island of Bali, this film is produced in the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia. This was done because films were made during the COVID-19 pandemic hit and there were various policies as well as restrictions on mobility and activities involving many people. Thus, shooting locations in Bali is impossible. Although not done directly in Bali, it can be seen that all production crew respect and try their best to bring the beauty of the island with its various cultures and nature. Ticket to Paradise really looks like a "resident" with images poloped beautifully by cinematographer Ole Bratt Birkeland (Judy) and designers produced by Owen Paterson (The Matrix). The costume organizer Lizzy Gariner (Hacksaw Ridge, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) also makes a good contribution to creating the beautiful place, which feels good to be visited by many viewers with pleasure in a duration of 104 minutes. There is also the Lorne Balfe (Black Widow, The Florida Project) composer who brings the audience late to enjoy the film and the fun in it. Overall, Ticket to Paradise can be an entertainment choice for those of you who like light films with a touch of comedy and romance in them -- or can be a longing drug for lovers Julia Roberts and George Clooney, and the warmness of the Island of the Gods.