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EXIT TO EDEN – Patrick Doyle

September 12, 2024 Leave a comment

THROWBACK THIRTY

Original Review by Jonathan Broxton

Exit to Eden is a romantic comedy-drama film loosely based on Anne Rice’s 1985 novel of the same name. The film was by directed Garry Marshall and stars Aussie actor Paul Mercurio – hot from his success in Strictly Ballroom in 1992 – as Elliot Slater, a photographer who travels to a BDSM-themed island resort called Eden, where guests can explore their fantasies. At Eden, he meets Lisa Emerson (Dana Delany), the resort’s lead dominatrix, and the two develop a romantic relationship. Meanwhile two detectives, played by Rosie O’Donnell and Dan Aykroyd, follow Elliot to Eden because they discover that he accidentally took the only known photograph of Omar (Stuart Wilson), an international diamond smuggler; Omar himself also discovers that Elliot has a photo of him, and also goes to Eden to try to recover the film. What follows is a series of increasingly ridiculous comedic situations involving all parties. Read more…