Amiche alle Cicladi

I write this review with knowledge of only the first hour of this cringeworthy film. What was the talented and charismatic Laure Calamy thinking when she accepted this role? It is a broad brush, unfunny, vaguely sexist road trip. There is no emotional connection between the two 40 something leads, and when they became groupies to a boring and pointless collection of surfers, who didn't even appear to know what reasonable surf was, I had to leave. It is embarrassing that this type of film is seen to be empowering for women. At least I didn't have to watch Kristin Scott Thomas in this repugnant mess.

Truly - do not bother with this film.

When I first saw the trailer for Two Tickets to Greece I thought it was most likely another bland relationship comedy that had all been done before. But I was pleasantly surprised. Upon viewing it, I was transported to the picturesque island life and embraced by the sun-kissed splendour of Greece. To make a good story, though, we obviously require more than that. And there is more.

In addition to the beauty, Two Tickets gives us two characters with depth. The film's premise is not entirely original, but as it explores the complicated friendship of two friends who had previously grown apart, we are captivated by their journey to accept each other's frailties, and it is all done with humour and empathy.

Two Tickets tackles two universal themes: loss and forgiveness. We can all relate to Blandine and Magalie's emotional journeys because of the honesty and tenderness with which these themes are shown. The lead actresses delivered wonderful performances, giving depth and charm to their roles while expressing the inner turmoil and outer humour of their characters.

There are some pacing issues when the plot meanders and loses momentum in some of its slower moments. If these had been slightly tightened, the story would have been more engaging. With few surprises in terms of major plot developments, the overall storyline is quite familiar. There could have been more development for the characters of the endearing supporting cast. Despite touching on some weighty social issues, the film stops short of providing more biting cultural or social critique.

With its charming and aesthetically beautiful journey, a mix of humour and emotion, and overall relatability, Two Tickets to Greece is a charming work of escapism that may subtly encourage contemplation of re-discovering one's sisterhood (and maybe even brotherhood, for men) and oneself. I thought it was a good movie overall and would suggest it to anyone who enjoys comedies about family, self-discovery, and getting over adversity.

The genre here is Middle Aged Comedy Chick-flick centred on 3 women Kristin Scott Thomas Laure Calamy and Olivia Côte who are represented here as cliches of cliches of cliches of Middle Aged women

• One is over the top refuse-to-age loud brash and yes irritating; the next is anal my-husband-legged-it-with-a-younger-woman-boohoo-my-life-is-ruined she has a son who is even a bigger poorly characterized or over-characterized cardboard cutout who tries to link her up with the former friend

• Then there is Kristin Scott Thomas who plays an "artistic" recycled aged British deb having matured into a jewellery-maker living with a Greek artist. It is as if those characters and the storyline were designed by AI; hey i don't know maybe they were 🙂🙃😉 ok so within 10 minutes when I realized the genre and the IQ level of the piece I was gonna bail but somehow stayed (I had nothing else to do) and maybe the Greek Islands kept me. Anyway it said Kristin Scott Thomas was in the film and she does not appear for quite a while; when she does the cardboard cutout effect is still fully in operation she may even add to it and her acting skills are mostly wasted since it is like watching an ultra-marathon runner taking part in a sack-race at the local middle-school. But she still manages to land a few good moves ... The wardrobe they picked for aging deb reconverted to Artiste in The Cyclades is vomit-inducing on all levels. The hair? What? Really?

As we said and repeat AI probably did that too 🙂

So if you want to be positive here it is a film about friendship but clumsy clumsy. The dialogue is borderline special needs. The acting could be good but is reined in by the other factors.

And yet somehow i stayed till the end. Maybe Greece? Maybe Kristin Scott Thomas? Maybe a perverted desire to see how bad it could get; and let us be clear this is very bad but somehow ultimately watchable Put your brain in a jar and sit back and watch those landscapes and maybe a bit of the story; it will not tire you out.

Totally understanding the lead actress despondency after her husband left her for a much younger women. At to laugh at how the son tried his best but was really not understanding. The part of the film I found annoying was the promotion that 'sex' was acquainted to 'food' well maybe that is the case for some. Enjoyed the film was annoyed that immoral behaviour was deemed almost a necessary part of being a women The acting was good But would you want to be friends with the extrovert freeloader? So the film taught you to be a little tolerant. Weird ending which could have been much improved on; would have preferred the firecracker stating she had learnt a lot about dignity and being respectful.

What would happen if you put a pessimistic introvert close to an optimistic extrovert? This movie tries to answer that question. And as a realistic introvert, I understood one of the character a lot more than the other. Blandine was left by her ex husband, who chose a younger woman to get married and have a kid with. Trying to make her feel better, their son decides to contact Magalie, her best friend in high school, hoping it will help his mother get through her depression. Thirty years after, it is very clear that they have nothing in common, Blandine has a job, a very tidy life, and seems quite dull, and on the other side, Magalie is still living as if she was 20, without a job, in a small room with a roommate, smiling, screaming and living life as if there was no tomorrow. Through lies, they end up going together on a trip to Greece, where nothing goes according to plan, which makes Blandine very unhappy and snappy, while Magalie always find the good in everything. The story is centred on Blandine going through a journey on herself, and slowly opening up to the world, thanks to someone she thinks she hates. As I said earlier, I am an introvert, so Magalie is very much the type of character that I would run away from, but the duo does work quite well together. And even though a lot of moments were cringy to me, I do think that was also the point of the movie.