The Paradise: reviews

What the critics say average 3.1 from 13 outlets

• 5.0 CNN-News18Chirag Sehgal Its uneven second half and familiar narrative prevent it from becoming the hard-hitting, emotionally resonant action drama it aspires to be. Read
• 5.0 NDTVSaibal Chatterjee Nani powers parts of 'The Paradise' to tremendous levels of intensity. Moreover, the film stays true to its setting. But its varied elements are way too scattered and uneven for the finesse on the surface to seep in deeper and make a difference. Read
• 4.0 The HinduSangeetha Devi Dundoo There is plenty of rage, violence and desperate cries for help from voices hoping to be heard. What the film lacks, though, is the emotional heft to translate its ambitious ideas into an absorbing narrative. Read
• 4.0 The Indian ExpressYashaswini Sri The action will get you through the door. The template will make you wonder why you walked in. Read
• 4.0 India TodayJanani K Nani's performance and Anirudh's music might offer some respite while watching 'The Paradise', but they cannot compensate for what feels like a lost opportunity for Srikanth Odela. Read
• 3.0 KoimoiAthulya Nambiar The film came with many expectations, but even without expectations, it does not present itself as a decent commercial film. Read
• 3.0 Deccan ChronicleBVS Prakash Nani clearly wants to explore a more ferocious screen image, but action alone cannot compensate for a weak screenplay. Read
• 3.0 PinkvillaGoutham S 'The Paradise' has some crazy ideas from a conceptual standpoint; however, in execution, the film has turned out to be flat and distasteful.
• 2.5 The FederalMonashree Sankar The film comes off as too lazy to step out of a tried-and-tested template: a hero questions his birth, discovers his purpose, owns his identity, and eventually fights the system. Read
• 2.0 Rediff.comSreeju Sudhakaran 'The Paradise' is a mind-numbingly senseless, hellish cycle of violence, gore, and torture porn that makes you question if everyone involved in the film harbours some sort of bloodlust. Read
• 2.0 Hindustan TimesNeeshita Nyayapati It is not just bogged down with a sense of déjà vu, but is shoddily made, making no attempt to stand apart from similar films that have been hitting screens lately. Read
• 2.0 The News MinuteBalakrishna Ganeshan 'The Paradise' is not ruined by its grotesque violence alone. It is decimated by what the violence exposes: a film that desperately wants to say something profound about oppression but has neither the writing nor the restraint to make that argument. Read
• 1.0 Culture MixCarla Hay 'The Paradise' is really cinema hell. It's yet another excessive deluge of repulsive violence (such as a pregnant woman getting tortured), in a vile, idiotic and over-used story about family feuds and revenge plots. This action flick is irredeemable trash. Read