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Face Off 6: The Ticket Of Destiny (2023)

Face Off 6: The Ticket Of Destiny (2023)

5.5

Friends fight friends for a winning lottery ticket in Vietnam

Movie

Vietnam
Vietnamese
Action, Drama, Thriller
2023

TLDR

Cut the objectifying scenes, and it’s decent. Unfortunately, these scenes still exist.

What it's about

In one of their reunions, a group of six friends purchase a lottery ticket with all their birthdays. After the accident of the ticket holder, the surviving friends find out that they just won the jackpot. They all scramble to find the winning ticket.

The take

The latest installment of Ly Hai’s Face Off franchise has an entertaining premise with some terrible plot twists. With this premise, it’s almost expected to see the worst of the worst of people when given a jackpot, and it’s easy to feel distraught when this happens, because the initial dynamic between the six friends feels genuine. However, the fun and wacky hijinks devolve into seriously messed up plot twists. Some of these work, but certain scenes feel like it was just added for shock value at the expense of other characters. The film couldn’t choose between vilifying some characters and celebrating their friendship. Because of this, Face Off 6 feels like it missed its mark.

What stands out

Ultimately, the film suffers each time it mistreats its female characters. There are too many shots lingering on women’s body parts every time some of them stare at his dead friend’s wife. These scenes hint at their later fates, making their upcoming plot twists understandable. While it’s great that the film gives them their just comeuppance, each time the camera falls on her, it makes the audience complicit in her totally unnecessary objectification. Their plot twists feel earned, but there are better ways to show their wrongdoing. These scenes also make the protagonist’s imagined friendship reunion feel icky.

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