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Eight days is about as long as Return to Paradise stayed on theater screens--the victim, perhaps, of Anne Heche-Ellen DeGeneres burnout in the press, or just too damn many movies out there to keep track of. Whatever the reason, it's a pity, because this is one of the most compelling movie-movies in recent memory. The screenplay turns the ethical-psychological thumbscrews with insidious effectiveness, despite the probability that the two writers brought separate agendas to the project--Wesley (Cape Fear) Strick working the complicity of the two home boys (each represents the halving of the other's prison sentence if they both agree to go back), and Bruce (The Killing Fields) Robinson revving his engines for another face-off of implacable East and irresponsible West. And director Joseph Ruben, specialist in serving up B-movie excitement with class-A skill (Dreamscape, The Stepfather), does his sleekest work yet.
But the real news is a trio of career-best performances: Phoenix, harrowing as a child-man whose sanity has been all but eaten away by terror; Vaughn limning a fascinating portrait of a man at war with himself, self-interest and furtive decency seesawing in his conscience; and Heche, part cagey poker player, part angel of mercy, mixing strength, delicacy, and desperation with devastating precision. Oscar blinked, three times. --Richard T. Jameson
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Joseph Ruben |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 14 August, 1998 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Mca Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Drama, Feature Film-drama, Miscellaneous Non-Music Video, Movie, Mystery, Suspense |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 025192280023 |
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Customer Reviews of Return to Paradise (1998) (Ws)
What happened to the Oscar nods? I just watched "Return to Paradise." Why had I not ever heard of this movie? It is excellent. Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche and Joaquin Phoenix give stunning performances together. Separately, Joaquin Phoenix's--an Uber-talent--impassioned performance surely deserved an Oscar nomination. Those of you who have become Vince Vaughn fans due to his comic turns in such films as Be Cool, Wedding Crashers (let's face it he made the movie), and Starsky & Hutch, should view this movie. He's a fine dramatic actor as well. In fact, Mr. Vaughn is extremely verstaile and believable in any genre. Did you see "Swingers"? Another good film treating us to Vince's complex movie characters. Anne Heche gets some good roles, and her acting was fine in this film. However, any good actor could have done the character justice. A fabulous actor good have given it teeth. <
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>This is not a cliched story: Americans vacation overseas, disrespect a country by doing drugs, and get themselves in big trouble because of their ignorance of the law. This movie is more. It makes you think "What are you (am I) made of?" <
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>-Will blood or family bonds make you sacrifice that integrity? <
>-Can you be selfless? <
>-Can you endure extreme hardship and come out unscathed? <
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>All of these questions will run through your mind as you watch this film. And certainly, you will be answering these questions for days to come after seeing "Return to Paradise."
Return to Paradise
This film is a sincere and touching film about two friends who have to decide whether they will spend three years in a Malaysian jail for drug possession or to let their third friend hang. They have eight days to decided. This film journeys through the lives of all three men. Joaquin Phoenix's performance is outstanding. A really good tear jerker.
a good movie
i saw return to paradise a few months ago and i decided to review on it. the movie starts off with three guys, lewis, sheriff, and tony on vacation in malaysia. lewis decides to stay and save the aragatans while the other two leave. lewis ends up getting busted for having hashesh in his house. two years later his lawyer goes to new york and tells sheriff and tony that if they don't go back to malaysia and spend three years in jail, lewis will hang.
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> this is an extroadinary movie with a good plot and great acting. although jada pinkett smith really botherd me in this movie. i just wished she would've gotten hit by a truck crossing the road. in the movie, of course.
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