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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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Wally Hammond

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: | comment Comment | Jun., 24 2006 03:48 AM

Time Out

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Todd McCarthy

Has enough in the way of sentiment and goofy situational predicaments to put it over as a serviceable family holiday attraction.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 16 2008 01:43 PM

Variety

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2/4

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 16 2008 01:38 PM

TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 16 2008 01:36 PM

Chicago Reader

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2/5

Emanuel Levy

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 31 2005 02:50 PM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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2/5

Nell Minow

No review available.

comment Comment | May., 06 2004 02:42 PM

Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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2.5/5

Christopher Null

Harmless and totally familiar, it's better than static and informercials, but that's about the sum of it.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 16 2003 05:16 PM

Filmcritic.com

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1/5

Janet Maslin

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2003 05:20 PM

New York Times

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2/5

Mike McGranaghan

No review available.

comment Comment | Mar., 07 2003 09:49 AM

Aisle Seat

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1/5

Brian J. Arthurs

No review available.

comment Comment | Oct., 31 2002 03:39 PM

Beach Reporter (Southern California)

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0/5

Alex Keen

Horrible. Terrible. Unfunny.

comment Comment | Sep., 13 2002 05:01 AM

Trades

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3/5

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

A funny little movie

comment Comment | Aug., 30 2002 03:53 PM

sbs.is

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1/5

Philip Martin

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 30 2002 11:04 AM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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2/5

Scott Weinberg

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 26 2002 03:02 AM

eFilmCritic.com

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1.5/4

Chris Hicks

None of this is funny.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Desson Thomson

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Washington Post

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Hal Hinson

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Washington Post

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0.5/4

James Berardinelli

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

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Roger Ebert

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Chicago Sun-Times

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Steve Davis

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Austin Chronicle

 
 
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