Decent acting and decent story equals decent movie. The movie is about some women who have to survive in a Japanese war camp and find salvation when they create a choir. It is a heartwarming and true story that rocked me to the core. The acting was superb. Cate Blanchett was great in what must have been one of her earlier roles. Pauline Collins was great in a role that constantly reminded me of Shirley Valentine and Glenn Close was also very good as the leader of the choir. Frances McDormand was also very good. My only problem is that Glenn Close has been in so many American movies and shows I kept being reminded of them every time she spoke an impeccable English accent. She pulls it off but I would have chosen someone actually English. Overall a very good movie.
Review of Paradise Road
