Return to Paradise
Give up three years of their lives or give up the life of their friend. They have eight days to decide.
Give up three years of their lives or give up the life of their frien...
Drama, Romance, Thriller
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1998
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Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.
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Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
109 min
Release date:
10 Aug 1998
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
It's a painful prospect, to be sure, and Sheriff, in particular, insists he's no hero, but the next hour or so of handwringing conjures little suspense.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
What if director Joseph Ruben didn't resort to B-movie suspense tricks? What if the fine cast wasn't saddled with a shamelessly contrived script by Wesley Strick and Bruce Robinson?
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2001
rotten:
If it's to be experienced at all, Return to Paradise is best seen as a lively piece of pulp, not a profound exploration of the vagaries of the human soul.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
fresh:
Though the clock ticks relentlessly enough to sustain the story's tension, the film finally seems to be a character study in search of a gripping plot.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The real discovery ... is Vince Vaughn, who didn't make as much of a splash in Jurassic Park: The Lost World as he was expected to. Now he does.
– Bob Graham,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000