KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

e-blowers In England they are known as Ticket Touts, but whether you know them as Touts or Scalpers the character is the same. Unpleasant. So an unlikely candidate as a leading character in a romantic comedy? Maybe so, but this is one of the things that sets this film apart from the average romantic comedy. Another is the performances. Not Oscar winning stuff maybe, but they all seem to be getting the most out of their roles. While the focus is on the relationship between Garcia and McDowell, the relationship between Garcia and his pal/father figure Benny underpins the film and ultimately is the catalyst which is the reason for the ending. Benny is ably played by Richard Bradford, at last being given a chance to stretch his wings outside of the corrupt coppers he is usually asked to play, and you would have to be a hard hearted person not to be touched by his portrayal. It is such a shame that so much of "Benny" ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor and so we are only given a glimpse of why Garcia takes him under his wing.If you want your intellect stretched, look elsewhere. But if you want to curl up on the sofa armed with a box of Kleenex and a box of chocolates, you could do a lot worse than let this film into your living room.

Phroggy This movie hardly qualifies as a stupid "romantic comedy" in theSandra Bullock/"Message in a bottle" cheesy vein. As somebodyelse explained it very well in his comments, there is somegritty urban edge in several scenes, sometimes even reminescentof "Taxi Driver", like a subplot including a junkie or some(very) cynical young catholic-school students. Garcia'sperformance is good, proving that he's not just an expensivesuit with somebody in it (who said Richard Gere) - thoughsometimes he overdid it by mimicking Al Pacino. Even the happyending isn't contrived. Lots of flair from director RichardWenk, who can even find a new angle for a melodramatic scene(the death of Garcia's old friend is a model of effectivesimplicity and therefore very touching) - it is obvious thismovie is a labor of love - and, all in all, a very goodsurprise, unless you expect glossy "pretty woman" stuff orSandra Bullock-like shenanigans. Highly recommende

Soledad-2 Andy Garcia is one of my favorite actors and I sincerely believe that in "Just the Ticket" he is at his best. This movie is so spontaneous that everything seems real. I enjoyed "Just the Ticket" so much that wish to recommend it to you. Go and see it today.

JoeG-4 I was on a British Airways flight from London to New York when I saw this movie. I wish I could have fallen asleep. The story line was very thin and the editing crew did their best to stretch it out as long as they did.Gary, played by Andy Garcia, was such an unlikable character that I found it hard to be supportive of him. Andy's acting ability is good but not good enough to make up for the poor writing in this movie.Andie MacDowell did a fine job with her portrayal of Linda, Gary's romantic interest. I can not say anything bad about Andie, I always enjoy her acting. The problem here is that the romance between Andy and Andie is so far fetched and unbelievable. The two do not make a good pair on the big screen.The end of the movie was almost as much of a let down as the movie itself. A nod from the Pope and all is forgiven, come on. The event that allows this movie to have a some what happy ending and that the writers would expect us to accept it is pathetic. Gary does not change and only by the death of a dear friend does his situation get better.There are tons of great movies that should be seen before this one. Don't waste your time.