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Brokedown Palace (1999)

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Average Rating: 6/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 2

Lacks credibility and tension.

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66

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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 36,733

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Two carefree Americans embark on an overseas vacation that soon becomes a nightmare in this powerful drama. Alice (Claire Danes) is a headstrong teenager who wants to do something different to celebrate her high school graduation, so she persuades her more reserved best friend Darlene (Kate Beckinsale) to join her on a trip to Bangkok. While enjoying sun and scenery, Alice and Darlene meet Nick Parks (Daniel Lapaine), a charming Australian who shows them the sights and sweet-talks Darlene into a

PG-13, 1 hr. 40 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Adam Fields, David Arata

Dec 18, 2001

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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All Critics (63) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (26) | DVD (12)

about as thrilling as a long line at customs. The screenplay (is)apparently based on those recorded warnings played in airports... Danes and Beckinsale struggle to bring some conviction to a story sorely in need of it.

June 21, 2002 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | Comment (1)
Kalamazoo Gazette

Everything is so one-sided, so stacked against the two women, that it's hard to take any of it seriously.

April 16, 2002 Comment
Movie Metropolis

Offensively stupid.

March 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | Comment
Matinee Magazine
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Audience Reviews for Brokedown Palace

Brokedown Palace is a powerful drama film about two friends that are accused of drug smuggling and are sentenced to spend 33 years in prison. The prison they are sent to is nicknamed "broke down palace", and it's a prison that has an awful reputation. Brokedown Palace has a very good cast of actors, and I have to say,

August 28, 2011
TheDudeLebowski65
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

This women prison drama is powerful as the acting is excellent and the photography is stunning.

March 5, 2007
deano
Dean McKenna

Super Reviewer

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