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  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • FilmHub
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • FilmHub
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary Lamb Mannerheim's faith is shaken after a plane crash burns two-thirds of her body, and she shocks her small-town congregation when she publicly renounces God. As she sets out to experience the worldly pleasures of Las Vegas, she meets a bartender and a cynical lounge singer who help her check off as many dirty deeds as possible from her...

Directed By: Diablo Cody

Written By: Diablo Cody

  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • FilmHub
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • FilmHub
  • 1 h 26 m

Paradise

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Summary Lamb Mannerheim's faith is shaken after a plane crash burns two-thirds of her body, and she shocks her small-town congregation when she publicly renounces God. As she sets out to experience the worldly pleasures of Las Vegas, she meets a bartender and a cynical lounge singer who help her check off as many dirty deeds as possible from her...

Directed By: Diablo Cody

Written By: Diablo Cody

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57
Oct 15, 2013
A directorial debut composed of many of the filmmaker’s trademarks (strong women, pop cultural-heavy dialogue, a difficult subject matter made light by way of wit) that still manages to disappoint when it comes to the final product.
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50
Oct 17, 2013
Cody’s satiric knocks on Christians couldn’t be more blundering and obvious. Yet her dialogue is often funny, and the unusual three-way friendship is refreshing. Even former star Brand has learned to dial back his manic mugging, though maybe not quite enough.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 16, 2013
Of all the possible ways Diablo Cody’s directorial debut might fail, perhaps the least likely was that it would be innocuous enough to potentially bore the audience into a stupor.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 14, 2013
The film smartly avoids the sort of cynical hijinks that characterize the majority of Vegas-set flicks, though it can't come up with anything more compelling to place in its stead.
By Andrew Schenker FULL REVIEW
40
Oct 13, 2013
Cody shows promise as a director, paving over the bumpy patches with clever song choices, but needs to mix things up if she hopes to continue.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
25
Sep 6, 2013
Paradise is neither a good film nor is there any evidence it was a good script.
By Rodrigo Perez FULL REVIEW
20
Oct 15, 2013
If mean-spirited snarksters had set out to trash the reputation of "Juno" screenwriter Diablo Cody, they couldn’t have done a more vicious job than the Oscar winner herself does with her directorial debut.
By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Mandate Pictures
Release Date Oct 18, 2013
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating PG-13
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