Exit to Eden (1994)

Let's be realistic.

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

I am NOT a big fan of professional critics. I don't believe they represent the majority of the population. having read exit to Eden by Anne Rice the only way they could do the book absolute justice is to make the film and it would be X rated I only available in adult bookstores. Dana Delaney and Paul Mercurio have a chemistry akin to Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. as a plot twist instead of Elliot leaving the island mistress Lisa goes after him. the movie decide that they both just take off. I believe the important characters in the book were left out and instead dan Aykroyd and Rosie O'Donnell brought in to bring the quirky comedy to balance out the seriousness of S&M lifestyle. I actually believe this movie would he be even better without the nudity, but it is the nature of the beast to entertain with such a storyline. I strongly suggest reading the book first then you will inherently understand the comedy and the quirkiness appreciate this movie for what it is..... entertaining and funny.

Exit to Eden.. gets a BUM rap from people that are narrow minded and do not have a clue what the movie was really about!! The "Lifestyle" that this movie was written about really exists. Maybe NOT to the point of a awesome island as in the movie, but there are a LARGE group of people out there in the world that LIVE that style of life. Exit to Eden touched on MANY true facts about the "lifestyle" and did a good job. It straight forwardly explained what the different roles are in the life of Dominates and submissives. Inside EVERYONE is a desire to be either one or the other. Some act out on it, others don't. (because they are afraid to!!) The "lifestyle" is not about sex, its about "power exchange" All of this was addressed in the movie.Those of you that do not understand this, and were looking for more "entertainment" were so busy wanting to be amused, that they missed the whole point of the movie. It was nice to see something so "vanilla" to come out and TRY to explain what others already know.GREAT movie.. Well done, funny, serious, and pretty complete, especially since they were trying to stay within the "vanilla" realm. NOT everything in the movie was "true to form" of the "lifestyle" but it sure touched a lot of things that were.Secretary was another good movie that portrays "the lifestyle". It was more real to life than you would imagine. So those of you that are naysayers.. don't you dare watch THAT one.. hahah it would give you something to "complain" about.Mistress Ladynite

This is one of the 'what were they thinking' films that you just know all participants look back on like a bad drunken performance at a wedding. The jewel theft storyline is really only an excuse to showcase alternative lifestyle acceptance and Rosie ODonnell one liners. Even the nudity and sexual content, while mostly good, is not nearly strong enough to redeem in any way this movie. If you want to waste everyones time with an overview of the S/M lifestyle, who cares. But to have it then all narrated (execessively) by un-un-unfunny Rosie ODonnell with apparent ad-libs if you can believe it, is a migrainal experience that will have you personally blacklist any other movies by all parties involved. Another bicarbonate if you would, Jeeves.

Anne Rice wrote this book it's WONDERFUL especially if you aren't afraid of BDSM. Anne Rice wrote this book under a pseudonym (as well as her beauty series about Sleeping Beauty and Prince Charming who isn't so charming if ya know what I mean *BUT* if you are into bdsm or erotica check out the beauty books).This movie is just a G rated version of the book the book is so much better BUT the movie does have it's charm, The book doesn't contain the two cops like int he movie so if that's what you are looking for in the book you won't find it. I do love Rosie's humor I think she's great. I do love Tommy "Lucy's" slave he's adorable. I think Dana could have been more forceful as the Lisa of the book, alas this is a Garry Marshall movie so it wasn't going to get as graphic as the book. I've read a couple postings saying this is soft core porn but it's NOT this actually has a good plot but unfortunately it didn't deliver like it could have. This is so not soft core porn, and if you think it is you really need to get out more. But then I guess erotica isn't for everyone OR some people need to be more open minded about things. I would suggest this movie to people who don't really get bdsm as kind of way to ease them into the idea. It's one of my fave movies, But then I dig the scene. Overall I think it's a fun movie so that's why I gave it as many stars as I did. And the actors had balls for taking on this kind of movie I totally give them credit for putting themselves out there like they did. It's not everyday you see a REAL woman in a leather outfit, take that you whiny lollypop head actresses in Hollywood, BRAVO Rosie!!!