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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenAndrei Konchalovsky's film is more than an exercise, as pitiless moments accumulate with enraged relentlessness.
- 60CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleThere's a lot that's wonderful about Andrei Konchalovsky's Holocaust drama Paradise and yet there's something fundamentally wrong with the film.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungThe Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungStrong performances and outstanding cinematography aren't enough to rescue an unfocused and episodic screenplay, which will leave many stranded in a purgatorial cinematic-halfway house between bliss and despair.
- 50The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergParadise is a strikingly shot Holocaust drama that ultimately seems confused about whose story it’s telling or to what end.
- 40Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyThe Holocaust has undergone some awkward treatments on screen before, but one of the most ungainly recent examples must be Andrei Konchalovsky’s Paradise, a well-intentioned but very soft-edged mess of romance, metaphysics and historical theorising.
- 40Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleParadise and its predictable waltz of suffering, choked consciousness and monstrosity adds little to the problematic subset of camp-themed World War II movies, which feel like nostalgia for hell.