Welcome to Paradise (2007)

Welcome To Paradise is an inspirational family film about a preacher Debbie Laramie (Crystal Bernard) and her son Hayden (Bobby Edner). They are sent from a big city church to the small town of Paradise where Debbie finds a community in desperate need of direction and a town that turns its back on its neediest neighbors. She tries to build a new vision for her congregation that embraces everyone even the poor and outcast but the deep rooted veil of indifference may be too strong to lift.System Requirements:Running Time: 105 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG UPC: 687797120496 Manufacturer No: FLP-12049 Product Description

A movie about a woman pastor

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I really like this movie as I am a pastor's wife and the story is very believable.
It is a good story with exciting scenes.
It shows the difficulties of being a woman pastor.
June 27, 2008

Refreshing, wholesome movie instead of the usual trash.

My husband and I watched this movie together, twice. What a pleasure to find a wholesome film instead of the usual trash with foul language, people hopping into bed after the first kiss on the first date and then moving in together the next week. Our culture has degenerated so badly that a movie this clean is a rare find. I loved the quirky characters, the heart-felt optimism, the Christianity at the core of the story, and the honesty about man's ego in conflict with God's total acceptance of human kind with all our frailties. It was refreshing to see characters unblemished by the big-city degradation brought about from illegal drugs and gang violence. When I watch a movie, I don't want to deal with the gritty realities of the sordid life. Instead, I want to be inspired. To me, the greatest hope in this movie was that such places as Paradise might still exist in this country. I really loved this movie.

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This is not paradise!

As a Shelly Long fan I regret to say this is the worst movie she has ever appeared in. The only appropriate words are awful, dreadful, terrible, a waste of time and money. The worst movie I have ever seen. The plot is awful, the acting is awful and not even beach scenes with young bikinis can save this piece of garbage. What a terrible movie. March 9, 2008

Hollywood Jesus Reel People Review

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R62235XC4B7B0 This video review was taken at the Set Free Fellowship in Medford Oregon. Generally everyone really liked and enjoyed this film. Many identified with some of the "bad church" experiences thay have had. Highly recommended. December 6, 2007

Paradise Lost

I enjoy a good Warm, sensitive family films. However when a film pulls too much on the heartstrings, the feeling is sourness. That is how I feel about Welcome to Paradise

Reverand Debbie Laramie (Crystal Bernard) and her son, Hayden (Bobby Edner), are forced to move to Paradise, Texas due to the unorthodox methods Debbie uses in her sermons.

Then her crisises begin. Her son become distant to her, She also find out her has a reading problem She also meet a lot of resistance from Paradise church-goers who don't believe in female ministers. She opens her friendship to the homeless, which angers her church-goers. Then her church burns down due to one of the homeless people.

Minster Debbie and the small flock ally together to rebuild another church in one or the district bishop decides to not let the charter stand.

Lets say this Bernard and actors Connie ray, Brian Dennehy and William Shockley (who also co-wrote this script) steal this film. Director and co-writer Brent Huff directs this film simple and without too many arty directive angles. The small film is got a heart the size of texas, it is that script that brings this film down

I admit this film tries to inspire. Its message is never give up. However The writers throw too much into the swirling mess of this picture to give the audience a chance to enjoy this

This film ends happy, like a good family film does. I rate it three stars because it is not great filmmaking, but it aint from the dung heap either. It is better than a lot of choices out there for a family to watch

Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD November 15, 2007

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