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Paradise Road (1997) Rank 3 Reviews
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
There is much to admire in Bruce Beresford'sParadise Road. It is, after all, a true story of courage over adversity, detailing the hardships of a group of female Allied prisoners held by the Japanese during World War II.And the women ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
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San Francisco Examiner (Edvins Beitiks)
It's a beautiful movie. Too beautiful for its own good, really. ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Edvins Beitiks)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Paradise Road is a prisoner-of-war movie that is by turns moving and obvious. The film opens in Singapore in 1942, at a posh upper-class cricket club, where, naturally, the inhabitants think themselves protected from war. No sooner is that said, than ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Houston Chronicle
digitallyOBSESSED.com (Justin Stephen)
"I've tried, but I just can't bring myself to hate people. The worse they behave, the sorrier I feel for ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Justin Stephen)
Variety (Emanuel Levy)
Though carefully rendered from a historical perspective, this powerful account of female friendship and bonding under the most cruel conditions lacks the narrative focus and dramatic shapeliness to generate emotional excitement. ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at Variety (Emanuel Levy)
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Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Given the predictable scenario, this picture needs passion, and all it gets is his workmanlike precision. What he's constructed is worthy enough, and certainly navigable, but you need more than the bricks of craft to build a road to paradise. ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
PARADISE ROAD gets my vote for Most Boring Movie of the Year. A bunch of stately actresses play a bunch of stately prisoners of war, interred by the Japanese during World War II, and who form a "vocal orchestra" as a way to wail in harmony. The story is ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Steve Rhodes
Glenn Close, playing a character remarkably like Sarah Wheaton from SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL, gives an earnest reading of a prisoner of war who essentially becomes the prisoners' leader and choirmaster. Although she repeats roles she has done before, her ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at Steve Rhodes
Ben Hoffman
Given a great cast with which to work, it is a pity that more could not have been done with them. For one thing, I suspect that Beresford wanted to give equal time to each of his stars and instead ended up with including each in an episode that did not ...read the complete Paradise Road movie review at Ben Hoffman
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