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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This is amazing: The lives of two life-enjoying teenage girls is torn apart from one second to the other. And still, they keep up spirit for months! They don't even seem to suffer in that Thailandic prison! No, it is too unbelievable. Try harder next time!
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Summary: EXTRODINARY TRUE LIFE MOVIE
Review: THIS MOVIE MOVES YOU TO TEARS. THE STORY IS BASED ON TWO TEENAGE GIRLS FROM THE STATES WHO ARE HOLIDAYING IN BANGKOK. ON DEPARTING BANGKOK THEY ARE CUAGHT FOR TRAFFICING NARCOTICS AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISION.THE STORY REVOLVES ON THE TRIALS AND DETERMINATION ON TWO YOUNG WOMEN IN THEIR STRUGGLE TO EXHONERATE THEMSELVES. THE MOVIE WILL TOUCH YOU AND MAKE YOU CRY. AN EXCEPTIONAL MOVIE DEMONSTRATING THE HUMAN WILL TO SURVIVE.
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Summary: GREAT MOVIE TO WATCH WITH CLOSE FRIENDS!
Review: Brokedown Palace is the story of two best friends, Alice (Claire Danes) and Darlene (Kate Beckinsale), "whose dream vacation becomes a nightmare." They are put in jail for supposed drug charges when they are scammed by a "charming" man they both fall for. This touching movie about the meaning of friendship and what people would do for their best friends is wonderful! Watch it with your closest friends and you will feel even closer. The soundtrack to the film is so amazing-- it doesn't feature one bad song. While you pick up the movie, get the CD too! TAKE MY WORD FOR IT!
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Summary: Entertaining but implausible
Review: Two adventurous teenagers, best friends, take a trip to Thailand for one last experience before separating and going off to college. It seems like a fun time of touring an exotic land, until they meet an attractive stranger who seduces them into taking a trip to Hong Kong and puts drugs in their luggage. They get nabbed by the local police and find that justice in Asia is very different from justice in the U.S. This is the main story line for "Brokedown Palace" and it was a good one. The film does a decent job of portraying the arbitrary and corrupt justice systems of third world nations. Actually, the portrayal was rather mild, as the prison conditions are often far worse than depicted. It serves as a reminder that no matter how bad we think our justice system is, it is pristine by comparison to much of the rest of the world. Unfortunately, there were too many contrived situations in the film that hampered the story. The whole escape attempt was bogus fantasy. To think that friends would be able to smuggle money for a bribe into the prison in a padded bra, and not be discovered by the guards who were systematically checking everything brought in from visitors, assumes that either the guards or the viewers are utter blockheads. The story also fails to bring closure to the nagging question of how the drugs got in Alice's (Claire Danes) backpack. Did she actually agree to transport the drugs? We are left to guess. It was intriguing to be kept guessing about the girls' innocence throughout the film, but we finish the movie never really knowing if one or both of the girls might be guilty. Except for this considerable flaw, the ending was excellent and the results unexpected. The acting by Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale was very solid and well done. Danes, who has been oversold and over hyped, actually arrived as an actor in this film. Though her portrayal was frequently immature (as was her character), she improved as the film progressed and the circumstances became more dire. Beckinsale, in contrast has been flying under the radar her whole brief career and shines as the goody-two-shoes who suddenly finds herself in prison. Her's was the best performance in the film. Bill Pullman was miscast as the lawyer. His wry and diffident style is an asset in films like "While You Were Sleeping", but as a lawyer in a third world country on a crusade to free two innocent girls from injustice, he had the wrong personality. The tourist's look at Thailand was interesting, but it didn't make me want to go there. Overall, an entertaining film made implausible in parts by the insertion of some ridiculous scenes. I gave it a 7/10.
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Summary: The best movie ever!
Review: I loved this movie!It was so good.Clair Danes did a really good job.She is so pretty!I love the movie but the ending was sad. It was GREAT!
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Summary: Worth the time and money
Review: No, this film wasn't mentioned at this year's Oscars, and it won't be mentioned at next year's Oscars either, but lighten up, it was entertaining! If I had to sit down and analyze this movie I would probably end up disliking it too, but for my Abe Lincoln and the trip to Blockbuster, this was a damn good two hours. You can't go wrong with Claire Danes, and having Bill Pullman in it was an added bonus. Yes, it did remind me of Return to Paradise, but I would have Claire Danes in my movie before Ann Heche any day of the week. In fact, scrub out Return to Paradise all together and make Vince Vaughn the Australian and you've got an even better movie! I'm rambling, but you get my point. I thought the ending, although sad, was unexpected, well done, and yes, believable. I don't know if I would be big enough to do that, but I believe there are people who are. Go see this movie if you haven't already...you'll thank me later!
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Summary: good movie....really touching...
Review: ...and the performances are wonderful...a bit slow...but worth it...
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Summary: I absolutely love this movie
Review: You must buy this movie. The acting is great as well as the plot too. Also, watching it, you realize it is possible that it could actually happen. And Claire Danes is beautiful as usual. She is so hot. Also buy the soundtrack. This movie is a very great movie and destined to be popular for a long time.
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Summary: A beautiful movie with great actors!
Review: I first saw previews for this movie a while ago and wanted to see it but I never got around to it. So when it came out to video I was happy I wanted to rent it but evertime I went to the video store it was gone till one night it was there I grabbed it and came home to watch it. I feel in love with this movie. I now happily own it one DVD so I can watch it when I want to. :) This is one the best movies I've seen in a while.
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Summary: what a letdown
Review: there is nothing sadder than a film that does not deliver on it's promises. breakdown palace is such a work. the characters are two dimensional, we can never really get behind the two female leads or feel their isolation and pain. the plot takes forever to develop and then turns predictable...been there, done that. finally, the ending is unbelievable and (well, there is no other word) silly. film buffs are directed to pass on this release and treat themselves to a much finer film by re-renting "midnight express". these girls sometimes seem like they are at summer camp rather than in prison.
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