Rotten
The movie goes nowhere, and Ms. Cody's screenplay is relentlessly talky while standing still.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Overview
After surviving a plane crash a young conservative woman suffers a crisis of faith.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
21%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Cody's satiric knocks on Christians couldn't be more blundering and obvious. Yet her dialogue is often funny, and the unusual three-way friendship is refreshing.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Fresh
The script needed another draft. And the screenwriter needed another star - and a real director.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
Cody has concocted a modern-day "Alice Through the Looking Glass," with none of the danger or wit.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
The problems with "Paradise," Diablo Cody's first directing effort and fourth produced screenplay, begin almost immediately ...
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
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