Ticker (2002)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Joe Carnahan

Writers:

Joe Sweet (story)
Joe Carnahan (written by)

Release Date:

12 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Action | Adventure

Plot:

The Driver finds himself in a dangerous, yet highly political situation; this time being pursued by...

Plot Keywords:

The Hire

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Clive Owen	...	The Driver
Don Cheadle	...	Passenger
F. Murray Abraham	...	Airport Guru
Clifton Powell	...	FBI Agent
Bruce A. Young	...	Body Guard (as Bruce Young)
Jimmy Ortega	...	Body Guard 2
Eli Danker	...	General
Ofer Samra	...	Minion 1
Amir Aboulela	...	Minion 2 (as Jack Alsted)
Deron Cordero	...	Military Driver
Cario Cordero	...	King
Tynan Grierson	...	Soldier 1
Sean Barry-Weske	...	Soldier 2 (as Sean Barry)
Ben Bray	...	Helicopter Gunman

Also Known As:

The Hire: Ticker (USA) (series title)

Runtime:

8 min | USA:11 min (DVD edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

RSA Films

Trivia:

Dedicated to Joe Sweet.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the briefcase is shot, a huge spray of gunk goes all over the inside of the windshield. The Driver only wipes off a small part of it so he can see, but a short while later the inside of the windshield is clean.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Follow (2001)

Great action... about as good as Ambush

After watching all of the The Hire BMW commercials, I'm still considering the first, Ambush, my favorite. But I must say, this one comes damn close. It has great action, a pretty good plot and very good acting by all involved. The cameos by Ray Liotta and Robert Patrick are a nice touch. The only thing I didn't like in this was the twist... when we find out what's inside the suitcase. That is a little lame... and overly 'good guy', I think. Apart from that, though, the commercial is very cool and intense. I like the way the story was told, jumping a bit back and forth in time, throughout the entire thing... that worked exceptionally well. I haven't seen any other films by Joe Carnahan, but if any of them are as action-packed and intense as this one, I might have to check out some of his other work. While I can't say too much about his acting talent in general, I think Don Cheadle did a pretty good job in this. Clive Owen is, as usual, great as The Driver. F. Murray Abraham is charismatic as always. While this is not the best of the commercials, it is very good, and definitely worth watching. I recommend it to fans of the commercials and action films. 8/10