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Movie critics combined give Paradise Now (2005) a score of 2.9583 out of 4
based on (149) reviews
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Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.47 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
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Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.43 out of 4 stars for El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
La reciente y macabra moda introducida por perturbados diseñadores musulmanes, palestinos o chechenos de añadir a su vestuario un cinturón o faja que, en lugar de realzar la figura, la "deconstruye" de una manera algo traumática, es la materia prima ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.41 out of 4 stars for Cinopsis Cinopsis
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Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Paul Clinton (Boxoffice))Boxoffice Magazine (Paul Clinton (Boxoffice))
One viewing will leave you with a clearer understanding about why these desperate men commit these desperate acts. ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Paul Clinton (Boxoffice))
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Variety (Derek Elley)Variety (Derek Elley)
Handsomely shot in widescreen, mostly on actual West Bank locations, and well-played by the cast, pic lays out the issues in an accessible but rather too over-correct way, seemingly eager to please all parties at the expense of real passion. ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Variety (Derek Elley)
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Un film duro, polémico y bien realizado, que promueve el debate sobre un conflicto aún por resolver. ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Jay Antani)filmcritic.com (Jay Antani)
never transcends its political posturing and finds the humanity as profoundly as it means to ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at filmcritic.com (Jay Antani)
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (Anna Smith)Empire Magazine (Anna Smith)
There’s much to provoke thought about the motivations of these self-destructive terrorists. ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Empire Magazine (Anna Smith)
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Empire (Staff (Not credited))Empire (Staff (Not credited))
There are effective moments of dark humour. ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Empire (Staff (Not credited))
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.38 out of 4 stars for Political Film Society Political Film Society
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Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.36 out of 4 stars for Off-screen Off-screen
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Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.30 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
re films capable of humanizing murderers without also invariably asking audiences to have compassion for the perpetrators? Hany Abu-Assad's Paradise Now offers no easy answers to that problematic question, charting the martyrdom mission of Palestinian ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Slant Magazine
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Voir.ca Voir.ca
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Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Here we have another in a recent collection of booby-trapped movies full of socio-political significance and patched together as an artless glob. This time, the movies wonder what really happens in the heads of Palestinian suicide bombers. The War Within ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.21 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (Deniz Karaman)Xi-online (Deniz Karaman)
...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Xi-online (Deniz Karaman)
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.17 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (Jan Rausch)Xi-online (Jan Rausch)
...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Xi-online (Jan Rausch)
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.13 out of 4 stars for Pop Entertainment.com Pop Entertainment.com
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Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Watchable but not very illuminating. ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
The martyr tradition in Islam, sadly flourishing again, gets personal but also oddly abstract. ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
The director's two impulses -- to keep the audience hooked while illuminating the Palestinian plight -- never feel entirely compatible. ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Paradise Now can be considered a buddy movie, except in this case the buddies are two Palestinian suicide bombers (don't expect an American remake with Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller). Said and Khaled are two slacker mechanics in Nablus who are recruited ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Susan Walker)Toronto Star (Susan Walker)
Viewers of all persuasions can find a human perspective on an aspect of terrorism that, no matter how often it occurs, is beyond imagining for most of us. ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Toronto Star (Susan Walker)
Paradise Now (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Phil Hall)Film Threat (Phil Hall)
Filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad, who helmed the excellent "Rana's Wedding," missed the boat on this one. He may have hoped to give a human voice to the suicide bombers, but instead he gave them a misfired movie. ...read the complete Paradise Now movie review at Film Threat (Phil Hall)
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Paradise Now (2005) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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