Return to Paradise (1998)

I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

I am not a Fan of Drama/romantic Movies, but This Movie should have been overloaded with awards! smartly written, strong editing and great acting.Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche are brilliant in their roles especially Anne Heche. I was never a fan of Vince Vaughn, but this was a great performance from Him.Anne Heche took her character to another level. Joaquin Phoenix performance is very realistic.One of the strengths of this film are the things in between. Afterwards, you can ask yourself if Beth is an actual Lawyer. Whether the proposal of three years actually has been and not concocted by Beth. And what were the motives of Sheriff. Yet the morally or in love with Beth. The two story lines are beautifully interwoven in each other with surprising twists here and there.The only down point from this movie is that the director misused Heche by not giving her good camera angles and coverage of her expressive face. 'Return to Paradise' is one of the most underrated films ever. It deserved at least two Oscar nominations. Best actress: Anne Heche, Best supporting actor: Joaquin Phoenix Even if you do not like this kind of movie, the movie is worth seeing for the performances which unfortunately have pretty much gone unrecognized. Check it out. Score: 9 out of 10

A film about friendship, character, and inner peace. The title is a beautiful irony to the story it tells. Like a newspaper story given life, it delivers a believable portrayal of the struggles people cope with in the face of adversity and the conflict between self-preservation and humanity. The story goes straight to the point like a knife to the heart because it is true and real and depressing.Cliché as it is, traveling is not about the destination, but about the journey. Through this hour or so journey, I find that I cry, I pray that it isn't a true story, and am glad I am human.Good to watch. 8/ 10 stars

What kind of demented nonsense is the plot in this clunker? American hedonists and hippies at play forced to face unlikely consequences in highly concocted plot. Young starry-eyed animal activist's plan to save the world for baboons -- oh scuse me, orangutans -- disrupted by missing bike and eeevil third world uppity Asians. Cutesy sister posing as attorney screws narcissist to save brother's life, blows it at the last minute but promises to stick around and watch newly discovered idealist turn into a babbling hunk over next six years.Doesn't anyone recognize pure trash when they see it anymore?This movie is enough of an embarrassment just to watch. It's even more so when such drek is passed off as an 'emotionally wrenching' performance or given high cinematic marks.

I would recommend this film as more valuable than the Bible or Koran as a moral guide. It has no morale meaning, but nonetheless, the name genius would not be an exaggeration when talking about the director's film-making skills. The meat-head bloke was a great actor, as was the elf chick who should have been in Lord of the Rings. We feel delighted that the bloke who decided to help his friend got locked up, and got rewarded by seeing his friend die. Shouts out to the female journalist who broke the story, shouts out to all the news corporations of he world. It is up there with the classics, like Top Gun, and other moral dramas. A shame about the soundtrack, all it was lacking was a bit of Charles & Eddie.