Miami Vice (TV Series) One Way Ticket (1986) User Reviews

A solid episode of "Vice"

[DVD_Connoisseur · 9/10 · 13 August 2007]

This is an entertaining tale, with Crockett and Tubbs on the trail of a deadly assassin who causes mayhem at the wedding of an old friend, a popular deputy DA.

John Heard is first-rate as the lawyer, Laurence Thurmond, who finds himself in a difficult situation. Lothaire Bluteau is also superb as the slippery assassin.

Annie Golden, who made a fleeting appearance in "Prodigal Son" as a prostitute, plays Tommy for the first time in this episode. Tommy is Crockett's no-nonsense mechanic.

"Miami Vice" fans will notice there's a blink-and-you'll-miss-him appearance by composer Jan Hammer in the opening wedding scene of "One Way Ticket". This marks the first appearance of Hammer in the series.

This episode contains tracks from Wilson Pickett, Pete Townshend and Mr. Mister.

9 out of 10. Despite a grim opening, this "Vice" episode actually finishes on something of a light note, a rarity for this series.

Another good episode

[Tweekums · 8/10 · 22 November 2009]

The opening of this episode where a state prosecutor and two teenage bridesmaids are gunned down at a wedding suggests that this will be another grim episode however after this start things lighten up although it certainly does not become a comedy episode.

This puts lawyer and friend of the deceased, Laurence Thurmond, in an awkward position as he is the legal representative of the prime suspect. He is left with a crisis of conscience unsure whether to continue to represent his client or help Crockett and Tubbs bring his friend's killer to justice.

This episode includes an exciting boat chase where a boat goes under several low bridges and somewhat unexpected ending. John Heard does a good job as the conflicted lawyer and Annie Golden was fun as Crockett's mechanic.

One of the better episodes!

[mm-39 · 7/10 · 4 April 2017]

One of the better episodes. Good story. A hit on a D A at a Wedding pushes Crockett and Tubbs into an investigation of a murder. What makes the episode so interesting is the French Canadian mob. The Philippe Sagot bad guy is so charismatic, crazy and evil which makes Sagot's character just crabs the audiences attention. No one knows what the lose cannon Sagot character will do next? A evil character driven episode. Will Crockett stop the bad guy? The viewer watches Sagot's path of destruction. Arrogant, and bold Sagot pushes the Vice units buttons. All the way to the tragic conclusion. One Way Tick is a ticket for self destruction. Solid episode. 7 out of 10.

"What did you do, trade in your conscience when you passed the bar?"

[Mr-Fusion · 7/10 · 15 April 2016]

Another week, another Crockett episode (I kid . . . but not really; it's just the way things were, you go with what works). Anyhoo, this time he butts heads with a dirty lawyer (John Heard) who's protecting an assassin. The bad guys in this episode are pretty lame (French, maybe that has something to do with it) but Heard lends his character some sympathy. Just enough to make you want for the guy to escape the mobster he's working for.

Between Don Johnson and Heard, there's plenty of brooding here; one takes frustrations out at the shooting range, the other takes to the clouds in his private plane (with some pretty aerial photography), as well as action (two shootouts and a boat chase).

All in all it ain't bad.

7/10

Mediocre Vice

[Fluke_Skywalker · 6/10 · 4 August 2016]

Plot; A defense attorney finds himself in a difficult position when his best friend, the State's Attorney, is killed by a member of a drug ring that he's been working for on the down low.

Another episode, another brooding, self righteous Crockett smoldering his way through the neon landscape with Tubbs just tagging along as his smartly attired valet. There's some good stuff here. Lothaire Bluteau as the slightly unhinged hit man. An attempt to get the rest of the "team" involved, if only superficially. A solid turn by guest star John Heard (aka the Dad from Home Alone). But it never really clicks as a story, and there's not enough of the slick visuals and music to spackle over the cracks.

Middle of the road

[xbatgirl-30029 · 5/10 · 18 June 2021]

This episode isn't terrible, but it's not one of the better ones either. John Heard is always good as a punchable sleazebag. Crockett is pretty over the top angry at him sort of out of nowhere. There's a very phallic montage where a plane flies around for a long time, intercut with loving shots of Crockett's gun while he's at a firing range. Strangely, this came out a few months before Top Gun and not the other way around. Mainly, I'm a little obsessed with Zito's hair. This episode was obviously filmed before the previous one where Zito was clean shaven and seems to have very short hair under the hat he keeps on throughout. Here his hair is back in a ponytail and his beard is long again. It makes it more noticeable how Lothaire B's hair is shorter during the boat chase, then it's longer when the boat stops. They even have him point out he's going to get a haircut between scenes. Makes me think there may have been reshoots? I wish the DVD's had commentary for stuff like this.