Ticket To Paradise (2022)

After graduating from college with a law degree, a young girl (Kaitlyn Dever) goes to Bali for a vacation and falls in love with a young seaweed farmer (Maxime Bouttier). They plan to get married which disturbs her divorced parents (Julia Roberts, George Clooney), who can't stand each other. They form an uneasy truce and travel to Bali, ostensibly for the wedding but in reality, to break up the impending marriage. Directed by Ol Parker (MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN), this is the fifth film pairing of Clooney and Roberts. The film was a hit proving Roberts and Clooney still have the star power to bring audiences into theatres and one shudders to think of the movie without them. The pair justify the film's existence. It's a generic romantic comedy, not very good and the reason to see it are the stars. Their combined star power and comedic timing doesn't make the movie any better but it does make the movie watchable. The film looks great with the Queensland coast of Australia standing in for Bali thanks to cinematographer Ole Birkeland's wide screen lensing. With Billie Lourd and Lucas Bravo.