BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

teaguemcmartin I remember reading a review once, I believe by Roger Ebert, where he said he knew the picture he was watching was in trouble when the supporting actors thoroughly outshined any of the leads. Such is the case here. The few laughs (more like chuckles actually) I did emit were from lines delivered by Richard Jenkins, a fed chasing the three lead characters, and Florence Stanley, the trio's mother. To be fair, a bad script can make laughs tough to finagle, but it doesn't preclude them entirely. This is where the director is supposed to come in and help create some comedic chemistry. He obviously did not do this. I mean, come on, we have a movie starring H.I. Mcdunnough, Garth Algar, and the critic. Yet only their mother, an actress previously unknown to me, elicited any laughs. Particularly annoying was the voice Carvery chose to do. It wasn't AS obnoxious as Cage in Peggy Sue, but it was close. Honestly, doing his George Bush impression the entire movie would've been funnier and made just about as much sense.Soft, generalized spoilers - over the course of the night, all three have a life altering epiphany. If that sounds contrived, wait til you see the love story. Comedies don't need to be well written if they make us laugh. Laughing automatically suspends our disbelief. Unfortunately, I had plenty of time to ponder the writing and direction while I was busy not laughing.

SnoopyStyle Bill Firpo (Nicolas Cage) tries to keep honest. However his brothers Dave (Jon Lovitz) and kleptomaniac Alvin (Dana Carvey) get early parole due to overcrowding. Bill is pulled back in as they go to Paradise, Pennsylvania to find Sarah based on another inmate's story. They find the small local bank so lax in security that they have to rob it. They have to get the keys to the vault from bank president Clifford Anderson (Donald Moffat). On the way out, they crash their getaway car. They are rescued and brought to the Andersons and their upstairs renter bank worker Sarah Collins (Mädchen Amick). None of them recognize that the brothers are the robbers. The criminal who had the original idea to rob the bank finds out. The FBI led by agent Shaddus Peyser (Richard Jenkins) are also looking for them. They keep failing to get away while the people in town are all so very nice.Dana Carvey has that annoying voice and face. He is stupid in a hateful way. Jon Lovitz is slightly better by comparison. Nicolas Cage is angry and with good reasons. The three brother are so annoying that there are unlikeable. They are unfunny. And the jokes fall flat. The big chase isn't anything fun. It is generally boring and most of the blame has to be laid at writer/director George Gallo's feet.

ncurrie47 This movie is easily among the ten worst I have ever seen. It has absolutely no redeeming qualities. It's so bad it's past good and back to bad again, only worse. There is no way I can possibly convey in words just how bad this movie is.Oh, and I can't even begin to imagine what (if anything) goes on in the minds of people who claim to enjoy this movie. It's certainly possible that their brains were completely atrophied in the 111 minutes of their lives they spent in front of this complete waste of celluloid. Such is the potential danger of watching this movie in a state even resembling sobriety (or consciousness for that matter).This movie is worse than all the worst moments of all the worst Christmas movies strung together. In the name of all that is holy, please do not watch this movie. I've done all I can. If you still insist in watching this steaming pile of, um, really foul stuff, may god have mercy on your soul.

Brodie_Henter I have to say that one Saturday afternoon, thanks to Sky Movies, I was enlightened by this little move called 'Trapped in Paradise'. What first struck me was the fact that Dana Carvey is part of the cast. He is - without a doubt one of the funniest actors ... ever. And Nicholas Cage and do funny...who knew?!"Yeah we can get some ring-dings! Then we'll get some baloooons and go to the pupp't - show!"That is one of my favourite lines, as is:Alvin: "Who are you?" Guy who saved him from drowning: "Fred" Alvin: "Flinstone?" Guy who saved him from drowning: "Yeah" Alvin:"Oh..."Ah, Dana.Watch this movie, you will cry with laughter, you may even just laugh at Dana's facial expressions, but that is more than enough. x