Paradise

I was saying to myself that this comedy might belong among those that are criticized on this site but actually provide quite decent entertainment. But that didn’t happen. In spite of the fact that Julianne Hough in the role of Lamb Mannerheim begins her acting performance with a fairly decent explosive monologue in the middle of the church about how she survived a plane crash, cashed in her disability pension, and under the watchful gazes of the entire church, started to rant how God is a bastard, if he even exists at all. After her loud monologue, she calmed down, took a golden credit card and traveled to Las Vegas to enjoy life a little. Unfortunately, this movie was made by some religious American, so the wild party was cut short in the moment when she found God in her soul and realized that spending all her money in Las Vegas wasn’t a good idea. Too bad. Russell Brand would have been totally able to help her with that. (12/02/2015)

I can't help it, but there is just something about Russell Brand that always gets to me. Maybe it's his voice, his British origin that contrasts with the fact that he looks like an American rock star. I don't know. But he's just nice to look at, even in an average comedy with a "serious" message. It's a bit of a shame that the movie tries to beat you over the head with that message in the end. Again, I think it's quite nice that it's not just a dumb romance, even though we still get that happy ending. (06/02/2014)