moonspinner55 Review of Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise (1994)

Disastrous comedy...it should come equipped with emergency exits

[2/10 · 25 December 2010]

George Gallo wrote and directed this ridiculous, braying, foul-mouthed comedy (with a Christmas theme!) about three brothers who rob a bank in Paradise--a quaint, sweet-natured Pennsylvania town--and come to regret their actions; meanwhile, two slow-witted deputies are on their trail. The bad East Coast accents aside, you know you're in trouble when Nicolas Cage is portraying the 'sane' sibling (he gives a most disconcerting, let-me-outta-here performance). Lame in the extreme, the picture is only saved by a solid supporting cast doing their best to keep the material afloat. As Cage's brothers-in-crime, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey are a nightmarish twosome. 'Trapped' is right. * from ****