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Dominican Rep. Return to Paradise
- Original title
- Return to Paradise
- Year
- 1998
- Running time
- 107 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Vince Vaughn
Anne Heche
Joaquin Phoenix
David Conrad
Jada Pinkett Smith
Vera Farmiga
Nick Sandow- Ming Lee
Joel de la Fuente- Richard Chang
- James McCauley
- Brette Taylor
- Deanna Yusoff
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Remake. Friendship. Prison Drama
- Synopsis
- Two years after a trio of young men meet up and party their way through Malaysia, a lawyer (Anne Heche) contacts Tony, an newly-engaged architect (David Conrad), and Sheriff, a selfish limo driver (Vince Vaughn), and tells them that the third of their party Lewis (Joaquin Phoenix), is now on Death Row after being arrested and imprisoned when caught with the group's stash of hash. The Malaysian government has agreed to spare Lewis' life only if his one-time pals Tony and Sheriff agree to return to "paradise" and accept a three year prison term. It's up to Heche to convince the duo that the sacrifice is worth the life of the guy they once partied with. What would you do?
- Rankings Position
- Critics' reviews
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"Directed with great skill and intelligence by Joseph Ruben, 'Return to Paradise', is a rare thing among today's movies a drama of conscience"
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"Despite solid performances from the leads, it comes shrouded in a heavy cloud of ethics-class complications that makes it feel like a 'dilemma of the week' TV movie"
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"'Return to Paradise' doesn't boast many surprises. It's straight-on, morally uncomplicated. Emotionally, though, it's dense and twisty -- and smashingly potent"
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"The film's cool, sober texture and its clever characters are often more interesting than the larger plot."
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"A gripping modern morality tale with a credible cast and a compelling premise."
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