Votre Filmothèque
Cast
- Julianne HoughLamb Mannerheim
- Russell BrandWilliam Carr
- Octavia SpencerLoray
- Holly HunterMelanie Mannerheim
- Nick OffermanDoug Mannerheim
- Kathleen Rose PerkinsAmber
- Iliza ShlesingerCarol
- Phil AustinPastor Rick
- Maz JobraniVegas Driver
- Sam MaloneEmcee
Recommandations
- 57
Film.com
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. - 50
Slant Magazine
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. - 50
Village Voice
There's something to be said for fiction that, in its form, dares to resemble life as it's lived. Our minor failings and chemical imbalances certainly shape our stories. This troubled yet promising debut gets that much right. - 50
The Dissolve
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. - 42
Tampa Bay Times
The concept is rich with potential to offend yet after a promising opener Cody doesn't seem interested. - 40
Variety
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. - 25
The Playlist
Paradise is neither a good film nor is there any evidence it was a good script. - 25
The A.V. Club
Destined to please only "Rock Of Ages" fans who wished Hough and Brand had more screen time together, Paradise boasts the broadest, most saccharine tendencies of its writer and first-time director. In Cody terms, it’s a doodle that can’t be undid.
