“Ticket to Paradise,” the 2022 rom-com starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, is currently one of the most watched titles on Netflix worldwide. According to FlixPatrol, the film has entered the tenth spot of the most-streamed list (as of June 20). However, in the US, the movie is available to stream only on Starz.
Roberts and Clooney, who have also worked together in the ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ film series, teamed up one more time for this charming romantic story. The rest of the cast also includes Kaitlyn Dever, Maxime Bouttier, Lucas Bravo and Billie Lourd.
The movie, while receiving mixed reviews from critics, was a box office success, grossing $168.7 million worldwide against a budget of $60 million. Here’s what you need to know about this story, if you haven’t watched it yet.
‘Ticket to Paradise,’ a charming rom-com with Julia Roberts and George Clooney
The film, unlike the usual romantic comedies, is more about finding love in midlife. Or, well, recovering love? Making peace with the past, we could say. It follows divorced for two decades, L.A. gallerist Georgia (Roberts) and architect David (Clooney) who prefer to keep their interactions minimal, focusing only on the one good thing from their union: their daughter, Lily (Kaitlyn Dever).
Lily is a bright and sweet recent law school graduate who heads to Indonesia with her best friend (Billie Lourd) for a post-grad adventure. Just 37 days later, Lily falls in love, gets engaged to a local Balinese man (Maxime Bouttier), and is ready to abandon her career plans to become a seaweed farmer’s wife.
And, while Roberts and Clooney are delightful as ever, their chemistry isn’t enough to really save this film, which is mid at best. And critics seem to think the same, giving it only a 57% of 221 critics’ reviews are positive. However, if what you need is a light romantic comedy with stunning views and two charming megastars, this should do.
