Review: Diablo Cody's vision is far from 'Paradise'

Despite a cast including Julianne Hough, Russell Brand, Octavia Spencer and Holly Hunter, Diablo Cody's 'Paradise' comes across as condescending and forced.For her first stint in the director's chair, "Juno" screenwriter Diablo Cody has concocted a modern-day "Alice Through the Looking Glass," with none of the danger or wit. "Paradise" follows a home-schooled, Jesus-loving Montana lass who loses her faith and heads to Sin City to experience the corrupting power of real life. The not-so-wild ride...