Three friends share an exciting vacation in Malaysia, full of fun, drinks, women and hash. When the vacation is over, each have dreams of continuing their lives, and they all go their separate ways. One of them (Phoenix) remains on the tropical paradise to fulfill a dream of working with apes for research. Two years later, a lawyer (Heche) comes to New York and hunts down the other two friends to give some sad news. A few days after they left the island, police raided their c... (Full plot summary below)
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Three friends share an exciting vacation in Malaysia, full of fun, drinks, women and hash. When the vacation is over, each have dreams of continuing their lives, and they all go their separate ways. One of them (Phoenix) remains on the tropical paradise to fulfill a dream of working with apes for research. Two years later, a lawyer (Heche) comes to New York and hunts down the other two friends to give some sad news. A few days after they left the island, police raided their camp and found amazingly large quantities of hash left about. Phoenix was still residing there, so he had to take the blame. He is set to be put to death in 8 days, and the only way the charges can be decreased is if the two friends come back to paradise and take their share of the responsibilty. If they do, they both will spend three years in prison. If only one does, he will spend six years behind bars...
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| Palo Alto WeeklyLeonard SchwarzFine, low-key performances by Ann Heche as the attorney and Vince Vaughn and David Conrad as the two men she must persuade help sustain our interest in the characters. But after the wrong turn, the story feels as forced as it once was exciting. |
| New York Daily NewsDave KehrReturn to Paradise is "Midnight Express" remade from the outside, as existential quandary. It has the moody, disquieting undertow of a true moral thriller. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsSusan GrangerAnne Heche is the hot-wire here. Her waifish sensuality sparkles yet she never loses her downright determined edge. She is a stunning actress. |
| NUVO NewsweeklyEdward Johnson-OttDirector Joseph Ruben has crafted a riveting morality play you won't soon forget. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe director, Joseph Ruben ("The Stepfather," "Sleeping With the Enemy"), uses a kind of flat, logical storytelling that leads us inexorably toward his conclusions. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonDiscovering that his father's opinion of him is as low as his opinion of himself, Vaughn conveys his dismay and a new self-awareness with a furrow of his brow and a kind of panic in his eyes, an economy of physicality that nevertheless speaks volumes. |
| MovieholeClint MorrisTruly Unforgettable. A tour-de-force for Phoenix. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenA quiet, thoughtful movie about hard moral choices, truth, love, accountability, crime, punishment and friendship. |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinThough the clock ticks relentlessly enough to sustain the story's tension, the film finally seems to be a character study in search of a gripping plot. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesEven if the film suffers from its languid pacing, its fascinating plot and excellent acting more than make up for its shortcomings. |
