Journey to Paradise

This movie is just awful. I've personally witnessed better acting from an empty soup can. The camera work is laughable and the writing is straight out of a 13 year old girl's diary. The entire production appears to have been shot in the basement of a local church with volunteers from a nearby Walmart. The highlight of this film is the end credits. Enjoy.

For a film with a limited budget and a cast of players I guarantee you never heard of this Christian film is not too bad and will find acceptance with more than church audiences.

Michael Koester arrives in the town of Paradise, Wisconsin as red state a small town as you'll find in the USA. Their local radio station is a family run affair and you would kind of wonder why that would even seek help from the outside as they do advertise themselves as the best station this side of heaven.

But a little help they need in the creative department and running an independent unaffiliated station isn't easy. So Koester comes from the outside and he's got some good ideas but also mysterious ways. But it's no mystery that he's falling for Hannah Fager daughter of the station owner.

It turns out he does have a connection of sorts to the family and his professional training isn't with the electronic media. For all of that you have to see the film.

I wouldn't be surprised if some bright person doesn't plagiarize the romantic portions of the story and eliminate the overtly religious and come up with a fine romantic comedy for general release. I could see a Ryan Reynolds in the lead, a Jennifer Aniston as the female lead.

Journey To Paradise will be on the Christian circuit and it will have success there.

This movie has it all. A good entertaining story, well written, clever dialog and appealing characters. It's relaxing like putting on a warm pair of slippers and settling into a cozy mid-west town for the evening. The family that owns and operates the local radio station in Paradise is getting ready for Christmas; already celebrating with employees who are more like members of the family and even adopting a new member as he happens to walk in the front door. Then things get interesting as more is learned about each character. Lucy is my favorite.. she is innocent yet has a firm knowledge of herself and her convictions which get her through a lot of confusing events. Will watch this movie with my family every Christmas !

A beautifully shot Christian film with a true Christian Heart. My daughter is home from College for the holidays and we sat down to watch it together. A great family movie with a sweet, sweet message. The location montage and song REASON FOR THE SEASON was our favorite. The two leads were intriguing to watch and were both very committed to their roles. It's amazing to me how much can be done and shot on an obviously modest budget. They certainly made good use of their surroundings and townsfolk which made it all the more quaint and special. Bravo Salty Earth Pictures! Bravo! You made me want to live in Paradise!

Suzanne LaRusch (Burbank, CA)

After reading the reviews, we had such great hopes for this film. My friends and I usually enjoy films such as this, but because of extremely poor casting of the leads, this movie fell flat. It was painful to watch. There were ten of us here. Most wanted to shut it off before it was even over. None of us can account for the reviews from others. We all agree that this movie would have worked much better had other actors portrayed the characters. The male lead, sorry to say, should consider changing occupations. He was painful to watch. We feel uncomfortable writing this review, but feel the need to save others from the pain. This is the first time in our lives any of us has ever had difficulty finding much good about a movie. It was a painful waste of time.

If you're looking for an awesome movie, try something like Secrets in the Snow which is a perfect 10.