To be fair, there are some nice artistic shots late on involving characters fading from a photo but beyond that, this French picture feels like it’s going for a particular tone and doesn’t quite pull it off.Īs a Friday night flick, Paradise Beach is unlikely to scratch that action-thriller itch. From the dialogue switching between French and English, sometimes in the same conversation, across to fading edits and long musical montages that feel like music videos, Paradise Beach attempts to emulate the style of Fast and the Furious without the charisma or chops to pull it off. James Bond (Sean Connery) and Domino Derval (Claudine Auger) enjoy a one-on-one on this beach in.
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Paradise Beach offers up some bizarre stylistic choices too. Saga James Bond Movie Thunderball (1965). It doesn’t help either that early on the film does little to really build empathy with this group of characters. This is stressed numerous times and unfortunately the film falls into the classic trap of failing to “show don’t tell”. Along the way, Paradise Beach is quick to dump exposition on us, explaining on several occasions that Mehdi has been in prison and how dangerous he is.
first assistant director Sound Department Special Effects by Yves Domenjoud. In terms of plot development and pacing, Paradise Beach sticks to all the usual formulaic beats, leading up to a suitably predictable ending. Directed by Xavier Durringer Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) Music by Cinematography by Marie Spencer Film Editing by Julien Rey Catherine Schwartz Makeup Department Production Management Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Elodie Gay. Unfortunately his share of the money has gone and in order to get it back, he upsets the delicate balance the group have been enjoying all these years and causes hell to break loose. After enjoying a heady cocktail of drink and half-naked girls dancing, he soon learns that all is not what it seems. Until Mehdi, sentenced to 15 years in prison concerns. From here we jump forward to his release, as he flies out to Phuket and reunites with his comrades. Paradise: Phuket, southern Thailand was came at by A group of robbers. As the police arrive on scene and our robbers make haste with the cash, Mehdi is the unfortunate casualty and spends 15 years in prison. The story begins with a heist gone wrong. This action thriller has enough meat to its plot for you to see it through to the end but the formulaic manner the film achieves this, complete with its anguished protagonist and questionable aesthetic cues, make this a film that fails to really hit the mark. The seclusion of Paradise, as compared to the other ones in the city, allows for beautiful shots of the white sand beaches and the cliffs that look like doorways to the ocean. Paradise Beach is a French film set in Southern Thailand featuring a mixture of French and English dialogue. A Disappointing, Formulaic Slice Of Action
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