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
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:2
Rotten:18
Average Rating:3.1/10
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... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey, John Ashton
Director: George Gallo
Reviews for Trapped in Paradise
1 - 20 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticThis silly action comedy mixes brilliant production design -- it looks like a Norman Rockwell painting come to life -- and cloying sentimentality to no good effect.
09/16/08
Even the weather seems tailored to the script's shifting needs.
09/16/08
Cage looks cold most of the time, and has retractable stubble. The rest of the cast look like they're waiting for summer.
06/24/06
No review available.
07/31/05
No review available.
05/06/04
Harmless and totally familiar, it's better than static and informercials, but that's about the sum of it.
09/16/03
It's a minor holiday miracle that this homey comedy barely elicits even a chuckle.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
03/07/03
No review available.
10/31/02
No review available.
07/30/02
No review available.
07/26/02
None of this is funny.
01/01/00
The question is, can a trio of amiable goofballs take you through a movie that's, well, not so great?
01/01/00
Top CriticConsidering that there isn't a single laugh in the whole picture, the term 'comedy' must be used loosely.
01/01/00
Top CriticIn 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.
01/01/00
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.
01/01/00
Top CriticUndoubtedly, this is a movie only a Scrooge could love.
01/01/00
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