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Searching for Paradise

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Searching for Paradise

R

Released Jun 24, 2002

1h 25m

Drama

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After her father dies, a young woman (Susan May Pratt) travels to New York and obsessively spies on her favorite actor (Chris Noth).

Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Relative newcomer Pratt delivers a confident performance in this film bolstered by an array of good work.

Oct 20, 2021

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Janice Page

Boston Globe

What Paci delivers is no less than soul-baring independent filmmaking, most deserving of the warm reception it's bound to get from the hometown crowd.

Oct 20, 2021

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Robert Koehler

Variety

Personally conceived and resistant to simplified formulas, Myra Paci's debut feature, Searching for Paradise could have been vastly better than it actually is.

Apr 9, 2009

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Brooke Holgerson

Boston Phoenix

Noth has great fun playing the self-involved, pretentious star, and Pratt is touching as a young woman confused and consumed by grief.

Oct 20, 2021

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Greg Muskewitz

eFilmCritic.com

Paci is able to relate the disillusionment, the distant obsession, the familial conflict, and a larger issue of infidelity, as viewed through the awkward eyes of a newfound adult.

Rated: B-

Dec 31, 2003

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Merle Bertrand

Film Threat

More boring than implausible.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 16, 2003

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How I loathe these artsy independent films, filled with pretentious garbage and overly subtle performances. It's watchable, but not in the least bit memorable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Personally conceived and resistant to simplified formulas, Myra Paci's debut feature, "Searching for Paradise" could have been vastly better than it actually is.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Story of a young girl's infatuation with an actor crossed with grief for her just-deceased father, documented on a handheld camcorder with which she practices for a future in film. screwy at times but a good watch. Italian highlights. Neat ending.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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this film is, in a completely critically overused term, "flawed", but it has its moments. Still, overall, this movie left me with no conclusion (which is effective and heartwrenching, when done well) and completely unexplainable at times. so... as much as i enjoyed the fact that i stumbled upon a Sundance indie in my meanderings through the 'oldies', this one just wasn't worth the second glance.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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*sigh* I dunno. I got a little tired of seeing Susan May Pratt's face in this movie. It just dragged for me.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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It was a pretty good movie. Although I must admit, my only reason for renting it was because Chris Noth was in it. I probably never would have bothered if it wasn't for him. But it was an interesting movie. I wouldn't put it in my list of all time favorite films, but it also wasn't a waste of time to watch it. Chris Noth in this film would get a full 10/10 but the main character, the girl... she annoyed me a bit. She seemed to over-act in some parts. So that's why the movie is knocked down to a 7/10 rating. ;)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Synopsis

After her father dies, a young woman (Susan May Pratt) travels to New York and obsessively spies on her favorite actor (Chris Noth).

Director: Myra Paci
Producer: Myra Paci, Janet Grillo, Ruth Charny
Screenwriter: Myra Paci
Distributor: Sundance Channel Home Entertainment
Production Co: Centre Street Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 24, 2002, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Mar 22, 2005
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Surround