A group of backpackers find themselves lead into a horrifying trap in this holiday-from-hell adventure.
On the surface Paradise Lost claims to be another in the long line of 'gorno' movies which have flooded the genre in the last ten years. The reality is that it doesn't get near the levels of gore or torture required to please fans looking for their thrills in the Hostel tradition. This isn't necessarily a bad thing if a tense and compelling plot is offered in its place. Unfortunately, it isn't. This is not to say Paradise Lost is a bad film, it's not; it's just merely average. One redeeming feature is the acting. Both leads (Josh Duhamel and Melissa George) have gone on to bigger and better things since the film's 2007 release and it is no surprise on the basis of this. They offer a bit more than the usual eye-candy-cannon-fodder served up by this sub-genre and help retain interest until the unsurprising ending. While not doing any favours for the Brazilian tourist board or national stereotyping, it won't give you any sleepless nights.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Thriller directed by John Stockwell. American college student Alex (Josh Duhamel), his younger sister Bea (Olivia Wilde) and their close friend Amy (Beau Garrett) are backpacking through Brazil. They meet up with similar companions: wild and crazy British mates Finn (Desmond Askew) and Liam (Max Brown), together with Australian traveler Pru (Melissa George), on a cross country bus. They barely survive after it crashes off a cliff. Further mishaps occur due to becoming stranded on a beach by so-called 'friendly locals', some of whom have deprived them of all their possessions. Searching for sympathetic police, they meet familiar face Kiko (Agles Steib), who offers to lead them to sanctuary in a house deep in the jungle. But upon reaching this supposed safe haven they discover that their 'saviours' have other, more sinister intentions...
Thriller directed by John Stockwell. American college student Alex (Josh Duhamel), his younger sister Bea (Olivia Wilde) and their close friend Amy (Beau Garrett) are backpacking through Brazil. They meet up with similar companions: wild and crazy British mates Finn (Desmond Askew) and Liam (Max Brown), together with Australian traveler Pru (Melissa George), on a cross country bus. They barely survive after it crashes off a cliff. Further mishaps occur due to becoming stranded on a beach by so-called 'friendly locals', some of whom have deprived them of all their possessions. Searching for sympathetic police, they meet familiar face Kiko (Agles Steib), who offers to lead them to sanctuary in a house deep in the jungle. But upon reaching this supposed safe haven they discover that their 'saviours' have other, more sinister intentions...
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