The reasons are their own experience of a failed marriage but also the fear that the girl is destroying her life, at least according to Western or American patterns. The two divorcees decide to join forces to convince their daughter to give up her marriage plans. On the farewell college trip to Bali, the young woman meets a local seaweed farmer, falls in love with him, and decides to remain on the island paradise in the Indian Ocean. Lily, their only daughter is finishing her law studies and a wonderful career awaits her starting in a prestigious law office. David (Clooney) and Georgia (Roberts) married 25 years ago and divorced 5 years later. Clooney (at the peak of his charisma) and Roberts try their best, but it's not enough to save the film from the fate of a mediocre comedy. By basing their film solely on the charm and magnetism of the two actors, the filmmakers have failed in their attempt to deliver quality entertainment. 'Ticket to Paradise' by director Ol Parker did not have the chance of such a scenario. However, to make a quality romantic comedy something else is needed - a believable story that makes us resonate with the characters on the screen, possibly fall in love with them or suffer with them during the screening of the film. They are also two very suitable actors for romantic comedies, and if we accept the idea that good romantic comedies can be made with characters (and actors) in their 50s or even 60s, then casting them in the lead roles of a film of this kind may be a good idea. George Clooney and Julia Roberts are two excellent actors and the Academy Awards they each won were well deserved.
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