Paradise | 
| Director: Mary Agnes Donoghue
Actors: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, Elijah Wood, Thora Birch, Sheila Mccarthy
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 13286
Format: Color, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 107 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DISD33639D
UPC: 786936234138
EAN: 0786936234138
ASIN: B0001I55V0
Theatrical Release Date: October 4, 1991
Release Date: August 3, 2004
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 YOUNG WILLARD HELPS MEND LILY AND BEN'S BROKEN HEARTS! May 29, 2009
Teresa (NORTH CAROLINA, USA)
This is a very good movie! It is about a grieving, married couple, who still love each other, but they have drifted apart, because of their grief, and heartbreaking loss of their only child!
Don Johnson (Ben) and Melanie Griffith (Lily) did a outstanding job in this movie! Elijah Wood (Willard), and Thora Birch( who plays Willard's, very outspoken new friend) are awesome actors, to be so young, and I loved the awesome chemisty between Ben, and Lily!
A very pregnant, friend of Lily's was having marriage problems, and she wanted Lily and Ben to look after her 10 year son (Willard) for the summer, so that she could make some major decisions, because her husband just left her, for another woman! So, Lily agreed to help her, and Willard came to stay with Ben and Lily for the summer! And Willard also made a very special new friend, who had a very colorful, outgoing mother! This summer, became of summer of changes for everyone!
Willard helped bring Ben and Lily back to life, because they so badly missed their child, and they in return ,helped Willard as well, with the problems he was also facing in his young life, because he was wanting so badly to have his family, to be a real family!
I loved the breathtaking, beautiful place where this movie was made! And I loved Ben and Lily's home out in the country, and I loved seeing the small town, and the pretty, country scenes in the summertime, and I loved the beautiful, shady trees, and the pretty ole-timey church! I liked this movie very much!
 Nice little romance movie March 23, 2009
J. Greenwell
Both actors do a credible job here. And the subject matter is so true and believable, you'll be caught up in the story and rooting for the hero and heroine all the way.
Thora Birch: Best Performance by a Child actress ever..gonna LOVE her!!! February 2, 2009
Shiela F. Real (Philippines)
Yes, I'm a fan of Thora Birch even I didn't see this movie before. Starring in Now and Then and Monkey Trouble that's enough for me to love her. It was my curiosity to watch all of her early works that's why I was able to watch Paradise (I avail it in Amazon) and according to critics her performance here is scene stealing...YES..That is true..All of her moments here are all worth watching..She's so lively and very natural..She's the one you would like to watch here..very innocent yet so smart..I recommend everyone to check this out..and surely you'll never forget this little girl that will warm your heart...
Simplicity shines Brighter than Diamonds July 25, 2008
Mark Renfro (Bangalore, India)
When I first watched this movie, I was a little kid. It took me time to understand the movie but it made a big impression in my heart. I watched it again when I grew 18+ and it actually added another layer of respect for the writer of this film. "Sometimes wounds don't heal and one only need a miracle to heal them. Through this movie it is so clearly proven that one mustn't look for miracles or for answers, one must just look wide open that little wonders around can coach one, through their mere innocence. I have always admired Don Johnson's work and Melanie Griffith's work in all of their movies and to see them perform with such simplicity but so brilliantly; it touched my heart. Presently I live in India it costs me a lot to purchase through net but I purchased this movie only because I adored, admired, loved and immensely respected every character of this Movie and the effort of the writer... markrenfro@yahoo.ca
In Paradise, indeed... January 5, 2008
Judy K. Polhemus (LA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
A simple, old-time movie about the simple life in a small town does not change the fact that grief and estrangement are universal and cannot be ignored as if they will tippy-toe away. Secrets gnaw from the inside out.
Ben and Lily (Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith) lost a young son two years earlier, so when Willard (Elijah Wood) arrives, he steps right into this scenario of estrangement and unresolved grief.
Ten-year-old Willard has come to visit because his pregnant mother wrestles with her own potential loss--Willard's father has run off with another woman--and she needs time to figure out what to do. Willard's father becomes a pivotal point later in the story. Willard is sent to Lily because she was his mother's best friend in their girlhood days.
A bright boy, Willard senses that things are not well in this house. He makes friends with Billie, the wild girl next-door, nine-years-old and daughter of the town floozie, making this viewer ask, as always, why children must also suffer the problems of their parents.
Yes, Paradise, is an apt name for a perfect setting--fishing, swimming, warm summer days, tree rafts, boating. But, of course, it is not paradise. What then is this story about, if not an idyllic setting? It is about the daily-ness of life and how each little act leads to the next for good or bad, in the case of unresolved grief, out of avoidance, out of ignorance, out of now a set routine. That's where Willard's role is apparent. His presence presents a new paradigm, breaking the unhappy flow of energy. Not that he does this intentionally--he doesn't. He simply is a new factor to alter their energy, refocusing it back into this couple, who are so hopelessly lost in their grief.
"Paradise" is a quiet drama, a family drama, and one that ends well.
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