Exit To Eden Reviews

1994

Rated:
50
from 367 members

A sexually repressed man (Paul Mercurio) travels to a resort island for S&M devotees and falls for the club's head dominatrix (Dana Delaney). Meanwhile, two police detectives (Dan Aykroyd and Rosie O'Donnell) on the trail of diamond smugglers go undercover on the island, resulting in a slapstick mix of leather gear and bondage .. Read more

Starring	Dana Delany, Rosie O'Donnell, Dan Aykroyd, Paul Mercurio
Director	Garry Marshall
Genres	Comedy

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Critics' reviews (3) of Exit To Eden
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Based on a novel by Anne Rice, author of Interview with the Vampire, this unfunny sex comedy is only worth catching if you're sure you can stomach the sight of Dan Aykroyd in bondage gear. Aykroyd and Rosie O'Donnell play a pair of investigators going “undercover“ at an S&M resort run by Dana Delany, while Strictly Ballroom star Paul Mercurio (Where is he now? Hiding from embarrassment, we suspect) wanders around in something resembling a nappy. A career low for Pretty Woman director Garry Marshall and just about everyone else involved.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Drear, unbelievably bad comedy; the actors seem embarrassed, as well they might, and the director is obviously uncomfortable with any fantasy more explicit than his Pretty Woman.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
Garry (Pretty Woman) Marshall's sexploiter makes Zalman King's 'women's fantasy' movies seem sophisticated and daring.... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Exit To Eden
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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

Laugh along with this

I didn't hold out a lot of hope for this movie, but was pleasantly surprised to find myself laughing along with its farcical plot.

Cops Sheila (Rosie O'Donnell) and Fred (Dan Aykroyd) are sent to the fantasy sex island to retrieve the photographs taken by Elliott Slater (Paul Mercurio)of a diamond smuggler. Unfortunately the diamond smuggler also wants the photos back and sends in assassins.

This offers an adult comedy with some rather well sign posted twists.
- - A customer from Epsom, England
  - Posted 11 Aug 2004 21:46
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

avoid dreadfull

what an awfull piece of cinematic drivell. avoid at all costs.
- - A customer from Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire
  - Posted 01 Jul 2005 09:40
Fetish and Laughs

This is a movie that I could watch over and over again. It explores that world of erotica; Sub and Dom. It is also a laugh a minute.

Warning: if you are renting this to watch with your parents....... don't!!!
- - ntt from Reading, England
  - Posted 21 Mar 2005 17:48
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Exit To Eden
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Dire

There is only one word to describe this film, 'dire', although this is probably to keep the american audiences happy meaning that most of the book didn't make it into the film. Watch it if only to see why Paul Mercurio Hollywood career suddenly nosedived after gaining fame in Strictly Ballroom.
- - Lee Walker from SE London
  - Posted 17 Oct 2009 22:17
Fetish and Laughs

This is a movie that I could watch over and over again. It explores that world of erotica; Sub and Dom. It is also a laugh a minute.

Warning: if you are renting this to watch with your parents....... don't!!!
- - ntt from Reading, England
  - Posted 21 Mar 2005 17:48

5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

Laugh along with this

I didn't hold out a lot of hope for this movie, but was pleasantly surprised to find myself laughing along with its farcical plot.

Cops Sheila (Rosie O'Donnell) and Fred (Dan Aykroyd) are sent to the fantasy sex island to retrieve the photographs taken by Elliott Slater (Paul Mercurio)of a diamond smuggler. Unfortunately the diamond smuggler also wants the photos back and sends in assassins.

This offers an adult comedy with some rather well sign posted twists.
- - A customer from Epsom, England
  - Posted 11 Aug 2004 21:46
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

avoid dreadfull

what an awfull piece of cinematic drivell. avoid at all costs.
- - A customer from Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire
  - Posted 01 Jul 2005 09:40
Fetish and Laughs

This is a movie that I could watch over and over again. It explores that world of erotica; Sub and Dom. It is also a laugh a minute.

Warning: if you are renting this to watch with your parents....... don't!!!
- - ntt from Reading, England
  - Posted 21 Mar 2005 17:48
[Highly rated reviewer]

Kinky little comedy!

This movie is definitely nothing special, for the mind, but gives you some laughs.

I especially like the comedic word duel of the two stars Akroyd and O'Donnell.

The story is very easy and makes not much sense, but the slapstick comedy and the sexual explanations are certainly quite amusing!

Slapstick, pure!!
- - Brighouse1971 from Brighouse, WY
  - Posted 03 Jul 2009 18:56
Wife loves this film

Not sure why but one of her all time favorites.
- - A customer from London
  - Posted 29 Sep 2009 19:19
Dire

There is only one word to describe this film, 'dire', although this is probably to keep the american audiences happy meaning that most of the book didn't make it into the film. Watch it if only to see why Paul Mercurio Hollywood career suddenly nosedived after gaining fame in Strictly Ballroom.
- - Lee Walker from SE London
  - Posted 17 Oct 2009 22:17

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Critics' reviews (3)
Based on a novel by Anne Rice, author of Interview with the Vampire, this unfunny sex comedy is only worth catching if you're sure you can stomach the sight of Dan Aykroyd in bondage gear. Aykroyd and Rosie O'Donnell play a pair of investigators going “undercover“ at an S&M resort run by Dana Delany, while Strictly Ballroom star Paul Mercurio (Where is he now? Hiding from embarrassment, we suspect) wanders around in something resembling a nappy. A career low for Pretty Woman director Garry Marshall and just about everyone else involved.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Drear, unbelievably bad comedy; the actors seem embarrassed, as well they might, and the director is obviously uncomfortable with any fantasy more explicit than his Pretty Woman.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
Garry (Pretty Woman) Marshall's sexploiter makes Zalman King's 'women's fantasy' movies seem sophisticated and daring.... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008

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