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Adapted from Jorge Franco's acclaimed novel of the same title, "Paraiso Travel" (which has broken box-office records in Colombia) is the story of Marlon Cruz, a young Colombian man who, motivated by h...( read more 
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MCT:July 14, 2008"Paraiso Travel" shows the harsh struggles Colombian immigrants have to endure as they make their way to the United States. As well as conquering the physical elements some face different problems, as in the case of Marlon. A young Colombian whose love is put to the test when he losses his girlfriend in New York City after a small run in with the police. The movie shows us how a small group of immigrants make their way from Colombia to Texas. The story was interesting and makes you realize the struggles of the immigrant. I wasn't a fan of how director Simon Brand uses flashbacks throughout the movie to show us the whole path the immigrants took as they get closer to their destination. The movie gets it's point across by showing you the mental anguish of Marlon, a small fish in a big lake.
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MCT:June 4, 2008Entertaining, mildly funny but extremely overrated travesty about immigration. It tries to be moving without succeeding, displaying little intellectual or emotional complexity. the subject is trite, hackneyed. The characters are caricatures, the direction is too "clean" not a single speck of the so-called realism that I guess they tried to achive, no surprise the director used to make music videos, because every scene is treated with the same shallowness, falseness of that medium.
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MCT:April 7, 2008
Despite the plot seems to be pretty simple and common, I think that its approach is very successful. The Aldemar Correas' performance is surprising, he is an unknown actor with few experience and still he achieves the purpose to transmit the pain and his concerns to the viewer as well as his happiness and attitude to face the challenge to be foreign in such a big city.
Maybe which I like the most about this movie is its capability to comfort the tragedy of the characters with a little bit of sarcasm that makes you laugh at times and forget momentarily how serious is the problems with the immigrants and the issues back in their origin countries: The classic American Dream, but not fallen in extremes where apparently its main purpose is to be a funny movie from the drama, such as Brigitte Roüan's "Travaux, on sait quand ça commence..." ("Housewarming" in U.S)
To sum up, this is not neither the best Colombian movie nor the worst, still it is a must in the Colombian cinematography, excellent execution and adaptation from a simple plot, great performances (John Leguizamo was superb in a role which is not natural on him) and very very entertained. -
MCT:March 11, 2008
One of the best colombian movies, with a simple but interesting plot and good performances by Aldemar Correa and Margarita Rosa de Francisco. A must watch.
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MCT:January 28, 2008The best movie made from a colombian cast (almost everyone), something different from the stigmas of the people of colombia, with a story that touch (or hits, burns and fills with countless feelings) your heart!
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