"Return to Paradise" is a movie that makes you think about what you would have done if you were in the same situation as Sheriff and Tony. (They have to choose between three to six years in a Malaysian prison or watching a friend hang.) Of course, it's impossible to answer until you have to make that kind of choice, but you will have some interesting discussions with your friends about it, I guarantee you.
So, the film... It's a good film; it's interesting, sad, heartrending and upsetting. The acting is mostly brilliant, I'm thinking about the very talented Joaquin Phoenix in particular. "Return to Paradise" is not a masterpiece, some plot developments are totally unnecessary and they really irritated me, sadly that destroyed much of the experience of watching this film. I have to say though, that I did like it very much and even though I do not "highly" recommend it, I do recommend it to you.
So, the film... It's a good film; it's interesting, sad, heartrending and upsetting. The acting is mostly brilliant, I'm thinking about the very talented Joaquin Phoenix in particular. "Return to Paradise" is not a masterpiece, some plot developments are totally unnecessary and they really irritated me, sadly that destroyed much of the experience of watching this film. I have to say though, that I did like it very much and even though I do not "highly" recommend it, I do recommend it to you.