DVD | Tickets

Rating: M - Contains Offensive Language & Sexual References.
Duration: 109 mins.
Genre: Festival & Foreign.
Actors: Martin Compston, Silvana De Santis, Carlo Delle Piane, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Filippo Trojano.
Release Date: Available Now.

Having not seen a trailer or read anything about the movie, I had to rely on the intriguing premise for Tickets to decide if it was worth ordering or not.

Tickets was directed by three highly acclaimed directors – Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami and Ken Loach, and focuses on three stories that are supposedly interwoven and deal with themes of new purpose, love and the bigger picture. On the surface the movie sounded womderful.

In reality, things were a little different. Sure, there were three very different stories, all set on the same train, and at a stretch you could say that they were interwoven. Realistically however what Tickets gives the viewer is three separate stories, with only one of them coming close to a conclusion. The first two stories leave you wanting to know ether what happens next, or what just happened.

All three stories are compelling and cleverly done human dramas. The pace, like a train journey is sedate, with a little excitement at the end of the journey. It’s the final story that really shines, where three boisterous Scottish lads discover the bigger picture in life and have an experience that will last far longer than the football game they are on route to see.

If you enjoy festival movies and the quirkiness of European directors, then Tickets might be the right destination for you. If you are a Hollywood junkie however, this is a journey that will make you wish you’d booked a sleeping compartment.

Food for thought:
What would you be willing to sacrifice to make a strangers life complete?