The Only Thing Worth watching in this is the charming performance of Shelley Long as the beleaguered housewife and mother who has a 30-second demand of silence and decides that she needs to get away from her overbearing family and go away with her two college girlfriends to Paradise Beach Florida for a little r&r. The first 5 minutes of the film might make certain people either turn the channel or pull the DVD out and fling it across the room because Long's family is one of the most obnoxious I seen on screen, and I've seen some pretty obnoxious TV sitcom and movie families. They certainly aren't the Brady Bunch, the more popular of the TV moms (for the big screen) that Long had played.
I really had little interest in her two friends, both cliched and cold characters, one a recent divorcee and the other a hard-nosed business woman, both manipulated by Long to meet up with her, finding out that the hotel they once stayed at has been condemned (even though Long had just apparently made a reservation. They end up in the hotel run by Ian Zierling who has one of the feel amusing moments, seeing right through Long's claim that they belong to the Chamber of Commerce, and the fact that he takes an interest in Long creates complications, one of the few conflicts in the movie. This seems to be a rip off of the much better written British play "Shirley Valentine", which had real wit and a freshness to it that this lacks. Definitely skippable unless like me you are a Shelley Long fan.
Welcome to Paradise
1995
Action / Drama / Romance
Welcome to Paradise
1995
Action / Drama / Romance
Plot summary
Anne is feeling trapped by her life as housewife. She convinces Denise and Claire to take off for spring break at Paradise Beach, just like they did twenty years before. Claire, who works for Euro Tropic suntan lotion, tries to avoid falling in love with Jean-Luc, the new product spokesman. Denise rekindles her old relationship with Mark, the perennial lifeguard. And Anne is approached by George, the young desk manager at the hotel.
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Don't expect much reality. You'll be spared a break.
So much fun and easy to watch!
I have watched the movie 3 times since discovering it - and if I was able to buy it, I would. The movie is about friendship, cutesy romance, sharing humiliations and food. The 3 main stars are charming and loveable. This is the perfect movie to sit back and smile to.
A REALLY LOVELY FUN MOVIE
A film with Shelley Long is usually a fun film and this certainly is. Two excellent female co stars one with a beautiful Southern accent Two very good mature male actors one French and another one with a lovely Southern accent make up the romance interest. The icing on the cake is seeing Miss Long with her lovely smile, beautiful wide open eyes and a voice that sounds like she is sucking a plum time and time again. And the end of the film is when Shelley is reunited with her husband who she has missed soo much even though she enjoyed her holiday. This film is so easy and soo enjoyable to watch that I am amazed it isn't seen on television more. The location of the film is a lovely beach called Paradise and it is soo enjoyable that you can forsake your holiday and sit an watch this film instead and loads an loads of 20 year olds thoroughly enjoying themselves too.