Paradox (2018 film)

Paradox
Paradox
	Poster
Directed by	Daryl Hannah
Written by	Daryl Hannah
Produced by	Bernard Shakey; Elliot Rabinowitz;
Starring	Neil Young; Lukas Nelson; Micah Nelson;
Cinematography	Adam Vollick
Edited by	Paul Snyder
Music by	Neil Young; Promise of the Real;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	March 15, 2018 (SXSW); March 23, 2018;
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Paradox is a 2018 American musical film written and directed by Daryl Hannah, and starring Neil Young and his current backing band Promise of the Real. A soundtrack album, Paradox, by Young and the band was released to coincide with the film.

Plot

A band of outlaws hide high up in the Mountains. The group pass the hours searching for treasure while they wait for the full moon to lend its magic, bring the music and make the spirits fly.

Cast

Neil Young as “The Man in the Black Hat“
Lukas Nelson as “Jail Time”
Micah Nelson as “Particle Kid”
Corey McCormick as Cookie McCormick
Anthony LoGerfo as Happy
Tato Melgar as Tato
Willie Nelson as Red
Elliot Roberts as Cowboy Elliot
Hilary Shepard as Lady
Dave Snowbear Toms as Snowbear
Charris Ford as Weed

Release

The film premiered at the 2018 South by Southwest festival on March 15, 2018.^[1] It then debuted on Netflix worldwide on March 23, 2018.^[2]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 29%, based on seven reviews, and an average rating of 3.9/10.^[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 31 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[4]