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Paradise Road (1997) Rank 2 Reviews
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The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
In trying to keep track of everybody while providing enough melodrama to sustain an atmosphere of controlled terror, Paradise Road stumbles all over itself and never really finds its center. ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Beresford, who'd like to teach the world to sing, makes the moment as moving as a Coca-Cola jingle. It's not the real thing, but it's effective. ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
The Boston Phoenix
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Palo Alto Weekly (Jim Shelby)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
But the inspirational aspects of the tale--which mainly has to do with the determination of Close to form a vocal orchestra at the camp, despite the class divisions between the women--never quite carry the dramatic impact they're supposed to. ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
TV Guide (Staff(not credited))
It's strange to imagine the subject of World War II a now no-brainer in the same league as sequels and old TV show-spinoffs, something safe and familiar in light of its new, "inspiring" spin. But that's the only way to explain the existence of this ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at TV Guide (Staff(not credited))
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
What should have been an affecting film becomes a rank blend of sentiment and sadism in the hands of Bruce Beresford, the Australian writer and director. ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Bruce Beresford's ``Paradise Road'' tells the story of a group of women who were held prisoner in a Japanese internment camp for most of World War II. If you were told this story by one of ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
A warmhearted horror show that puts cliched movie people into a realistic situation, the signals it sends out are nothing but mixed. ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Austin Chronicle (Steve Davis)
San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
A big problem in the beautifully shot movie, with top-billed Glenn Close heading a fine ensemble cast, is that there are too many characters. ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
Palo Alto Online (Jim Shelby)
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Time (Richard Schickel)
But in shaping their tale for the screen, shouldn't he have honored their courage--and, yes, inventiveness--with something other than ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at Time (Richard Schickel)
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