Paradise Lost (1999)
6/10
Nice B-film
9 November 2006
Warning: Spoilers
I bought an el-cheapo DVD (distributed in Europe) of this film only because I saw that Marina Sirtis was playing in there. I liked the main concept (about the environment and such), the beginning, the end (during the credits), the natives, Marina Sirtis and the promising Michel Angelo Mejias, the rest of the bunch of Puerto Rican actors and also some of the nature, too. But the way the plot revolved was not quite exactly what I expected nor wanted...

In one part because I later thought that the two male leads' roles should have been swapped in some way, since I reckoned that the two doctors could have become a better couple in the end, while the developer (Forsythe) could instead have met a certain demise. Or perhaps I'd have preferred one or two cases of unrequited affection. These would have been clichés of sorts, but the ending would have been more cuter (doctor-doctor couple) or more interesting (unrequited affection and a good ending nevertheless). Granted, Forsythe was an associated producer and Havers' character was too likable throughout for the how the film culminated.

* The film also contains a "morning after" scene, so I suggest parents with small children see through it first and decide whether their kids should see it or not.
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