Trapped in Paradise

1994 • 111 minute

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Three brothers who are inept criminals butcher one last attempt to pull off a big heist in this caper comedy. Bill Firpo (Nicolas Cage) is sick of thievery and has retired from crime to run an upscale restaurant in New York. But when his two brothers|Alvin (Dana Carvey) and Dave (Jon Lovitz)|get out of prison|Bill is sucked back into their world of crime. The three end up on the run and hide out in the small town of Paradise|PA. The friendly townspeople include a bank president (Clifford Moffat) whose trust in people has left his bank an easy target. The brothers can't resist lifting $275,000 from the vault. Unfortunately|Alvin drives their getaway car in circles and they end up back in town and get in an accident.

Graderings en resensies

A rough diamond, no subtlety or nuance but pretty funny in places and has a nice feel good ending. Really nowhere near as bad as a lot of ratings suggest.

Hidden gem with some golden comedy moments and a wonderful Christmas warmth by the end.

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