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Trapped in Paradise

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Trapped in Paradise (1994)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:2

Rotten:18

Average Rating:3.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Bill Firpo (Nicholas Cage) is trying to stay straight, but at the behest of his brothers Dave, played by John Lovitz, and Alvin (Dana Carvey), he agrees to help out on a bank robbery which they... Bill Firpo (Nicholas Cage) is trying to stay straight, but at the behest of his brothers Dave, played by John Lovitz, and Alvin (Dana Carvey), he agrees to help out on a bank robbery which they assure him cannot go wrong. Dave and Alvin have recently gotten out of jail, and the poorly guarded bank in the small town of Paradise, Pennsylvania, provides an opportunity for easy money they just can't pass up. The robbery proves successful, but they don't manage to beat the huge snowstorm out of town; snowed in with their loot, they are taken in by the unwitting townspeople they've just robbed, who give new meaning to the phrase "killing with kindness!" [More]

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey, John Ashton

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey, John Ashton, Madchen Amick, Donald Moffat, Richard Jenkins

Director: George Gallo

Director: George Gallo
Composer: Robert Folk
Producer: Jon Davison, George Gallo
Screenwriter: George Gallo

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Cage looks cold most of the time, and has retractable stubble. The rest of the cast look like they're waiting for summer.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out
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In no circumstances, even under threat of torture, admit to anyone that you were suckered into seeing this, one of the worst movies of the year.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Undoubtedly, this is a movie only a Scrooge could love.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle

It should be preserved by the Library of Congress, as an example of creative desperation. It plays like a documentary about a group of actors forced to perform in a screenplay that contains not one single laugh, or moment of wit, or flash of intelligence.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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None of this is funny.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Considering that there isn't a single laugh in the whole picture, the term 'comedy' must be used loosely.

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01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post

It's a minor holiday miracle that this homey comedy barely elicits even a chuckle.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Has enough in the way of sentiment and goofy situational predicaments to put it over as a serviceable family holiday attraction.

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09/16/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Harmless and totally familiar, it's better than static and informercials, but that's about the sum of it.

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09/16/03
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Even the weather seems tailored to the script's shifting needs.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
09/16/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

The question is, can a trio of amiable goofballs take you through a movie that's, well, not so great?

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post

This silly action comedy mixes brilliant production design -- it looks like a Norman Rockwell painting come to life -- and cloying sentimentality to no good effect.

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09/16/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Horrible. Terrible. Unfunny.

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09/13/02
Alex Keen
Alex Keen
Trades

A funny little movie

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08/30/02
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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10/31/02
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

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07/31/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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03/07/03
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

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05/06/04
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
 
 
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