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Paradise City

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Movie icons and Pulp Fiction costars Bruce Willis and John Travolta face off in this action-packed thriller. When bounty hunter Ian Swan (Willis) is shot and presumed dead after disappearing in Maui waters, Swan's son, Ryan (Blake Jenner), his ex-partner (Stephen Dorff), and a local detective (Praya Lundberg) set out to find his killers. After being threatened by a ruthless power broker (Travolta), it appears Ryan and his team are out of options -- until an excursion to the closely guarded island community of Paradise City unites them with an unforeseen ally.
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Owen Gleiberman Variety I’m not sure if what Willis, Travolta, and Dorff do here rises to what you’d call integrity, but all three seem to be enjoying themselves. They slum with style. Nov 12, 2022 Full Review Noel Murray Los Angeles Times This is TV-cop-show-level stuff, shot in some of Hawaii’s least scenic locations. The stars can’t save it. Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Glenn Kenny New York Times [It] sounds like one of those fake movies joked about on “Seinfeld” or “30 Rock.” And yet “Paradise City” is a reality of sorts, albeit an uncomfortable reality. Nov 10, 2022 Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat Paradise City is a fun and lightweight tale for an evening of Hulu and chill. Rated: 6.5/10 Feb 5, 2024 Full Review Emiliano Basile EscribiendoCine ... A low-budget action film, difficult to watch in terms of plot, and in the style of a tourist video without heads or tails. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/10 Sep 26, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Dull cliched thriller. Rated: C Nov 30, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kyle M Formerly prolific direction joins in the turkey platter with formulaic decency, rather balancing in flourished scenery and the amount of efforts made into the narrative resulting in subpar execution. (C+) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Steve D Wasting 2 legends instead of one does not improve your film. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/24 Full Review Heyguy M Good plot just didnt have any actors (Only two) really acting and the rest of the cast should find another job! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Awful plot. Bad acting! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/24/23 Full Review Rhesa S This is one big SNL sketch. Because they could NEVER be serious with this. The dialogue sounds like direct plot points….. so lazy and cringy. The acting and writing is like a bad 1997 movie. How dare they have bloopers in the end credits…. THE ENTIRE MOVIE FELT LIKE A BLOOPER. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/09/23 Full Review Michel A Poor movie from start to finish. Bad script with so many holes in the plot it makes The Transporter movies look intellectual by comparison. Bad acting by all involved (pretty sure Bruce Willis had his voice dubbed in). Despite lots of bullets flying and liberal doses of explosions the action just doesn't flow well, and even the background music that should be unremarkable makes you notice it as it's Asian (the film should at least try and sound Hawaiian) … It's a sad epitaph to Bruce Willis as it's was probably his last film… Travolta like Willis has had both hits and misses but this is a double miss. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Movie icons and Pulp Fiction costars Bruce Willis and John Travolta face off in this action-packed thriller. When bounty hunter Ian Swan (Willis) is shot and presumed dead after disappearing in Maui waters, Swan's son, Ryan (Blake Jenner), his ex-partner (Stephen Dorff), and a local detective (Praya Lundberg) set out to find his killers. After being threatened by a ruthless power broker (Travolta), it appears Ryan and his team are out of options -- until an excursion to the closely guarded island community of Paradise City unites them with an unforeseen ally.
Director
Chuck Russell
Screenwriter
Corey Large, Edward Drake, Chuck Russell
Distributor
Lionsgate
Production Co
Buffalo 8 Productions, Grandave Capital, Head Gear Films, BondIt Media Capital, Just Bridge Entertainment, The Exchange, LB Entertainment, Arcana Studio, Metrol Technology, 308 Ent, Yale Productions
Rating
R (Violence and Language)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 11, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 11, 2022
Runtime
1h 34m
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