Movie

Paradise

2004 · 93 min

A slow-burning, talky drama of a televangelist empire cracking under scrutiny, with a chilly, cynical edge and a few flashbacks.

Tagline: Reverend Paradise was on a mission... But corruption, lies and murder got in the way.
Overview: Televangelist Bobby Paradise "saw God" in some space debris when he was returning to Earth as an astronaut. Or at least he was convinced he did by his wife, a Cape Canaveral groupie at the time Bobby was with NASA. Now they have built up an extensive TV empire. When their proposal to merge with a somewhat tarnished mogul is investigated by the government, skeletons in the Paradise closet come to light and the family either rallies behind or disparages the enterprise.
How it feels: Cynical, melancholic, tense and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, faith, family, deception
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
faith
family
deception
power
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild