Ruby in Paradise Movie Review

At the risk of sounding cranky…forget it, I don't care...Ruby in Paradise DOES make me cranky! Ashley Judd is a wonderful actress, and I hope she wins an Academy Award some spring night in the not-too-distant future, but watching Ruby in Paradise is like watching (1) grass grow, (2) paint dry, (3) writers write, AND (4) pigeons sleep ALL AT THE SAME TIME! Put some meat on the bones of this script! Give Ruby something to DO into which she can really sink her teeth! Never mind, there are too many folks who love Ruby in Paradise exactly the way it is to adjust its sluggish pace at this point. Now I've seen what Judd can do with a juicy role, like Pam Anderson in Normal Life and Norma Jean in Norma Jean and Marilyn, watching her wander through a plotless flick like this one simply isn't MY idea of Paradise.

1993 (R) 115m/C Ashley Judd, Todd Field, Bentley Mitchum, Allison Dean, Dorothy Lyman, Betsy Dowds; D: Victor Nunez; W: Victor Nunez; C: Alex Vlacos; M: Charles Engstrom. Independent Spirit Awards ‘94: Best Actress (Judd); Sundance Film Festival ‘93: Grand Jury Prize; Nominations: Independent Spirit Awards ‘94: Best Cinematography, Best Director (Nunez), Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Field). VHS, LV, Closed Caption