Review of Paradise Road (1997) by Lenny R — 01 Jan 2011

Obviously a pretty atypical war movie (if you can even class it as that), and it's all uplifting and heartbreaking and heartwarming and all that stuff; kind of a war movie for mums, I suppose. I don't mean any of this as a criticism, because it's really just a story of humanity in adversity -- which is what all decent war movies are anyway.

A good mix of characters, and a cast with no weak links (though Frances McDormand's doctor seems a bit cartoonish at times). As is mentioned in the movie, the "vocal orchestra" really is just a bunch of women humming -- and it's easy to think of it as such when you can pick out the individual parts -- though it's very well arranged and harmonious humming.