Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Cate Blanchett
Earnest and well-meaning, this film also accumulates power as it goes along, despite its inability to generate any moral complexity. But then how complex can you get in a story about the Japanese impr...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 13, 2001
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February 11, 2008My husband and I both liked this movie about women in a Japanese prison camp.
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April 3, 2009How can you give this film anything but 5 Stars. If there is one thing I enjoy about any movie, is the fact that I learned something from it. It is ashamed that it takes 50 years to learn the secrets of a War. There seems to be more and more movies coming out that tell us of thes...( read more)
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April 19, 2009At times, the grueling pageant of torture and abuse became a bit much for me. Still, Paradise Road is a triumphant celebration of the human spirit in the face of suffering.
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June 1, 2008Lackluster. Some genuine moments don't make up for the rest of the unfocused, underdeveloped story...
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March 23, 2008With this movie there isn't any real plot to it, other than that which we already know from history class. It has a ridiculously sad movie... but also uplifting knowing its based on a true story.
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January 24, 2008Really good film. Probably could have been better, but I honestly can't think of anything specifically that needs improving...
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December 8, 2007Not for the faint of heart! This movie captures the triumph of the human spirit!
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