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| ACTORS: | Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Jonathan Kaplan |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 13 August, 1999 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Twentieth Century Fox |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 024543000037 |
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Customer Reviews of Brokedown Palace
Prison life at its worst We have all seen those movies where people are sent to prison and forced to deal with its unpleasant and vulgar nature. But not like this one. Alice Marano (Claire Danes) and Darlene Davis (Kate Beckinsale) are sent to rot in a Thai prison for a crime they didn't even know they commited. What makes the Thai prison so harsh is the fact that it's outside, it's hot, and you don't really get visitation rights.
When Alice and Darlene finish high-school, they tell their parents they're going to Hawaii, when really it's Thailand they're headed for. All's well for the beginning of the trip, and they even manage to make a new friend, Nick Parks (played by Daniel Lapaine), after he covers a tab they tried to get out of paying for at a hotel. And, being the handsome Australian he is, is able to woo both of the girls into going to Hong-Kong with him. But what happens at the airport before going to Hong-Kong is quite the shocker. Airport security finds drugs on one of their backpacks and takes them away. Being that this is Thailand, and not America (where we'd probably let this slide the first time), the two are sent to 33 years in the aforementioned prison. I don't want to give away anything else, but as you can imagine neither are very happy with this sentence; as they do everything they can to be released.
Underrated director Jonathan Kaplan does a lot with a movie I think most people overlook. He's also able to bring in big-name actor Bill Pullman, who plays Alice and Darlene's lawyer. The movie is very good, yet the story is similar to the Vince Vaughn movie "Return To Paradise". And if you liked that one I'm sure you'll like this movie. I gave it 3 stars for two reasons: one, the plot is very similar to that 1998 movie, which was made only a year before "Brokedown Palace". And two, because the ending seemed to be a bit melodramatic, even if it seems to be fitting. But no doubt you should check this movie out; it's worth a look.
Fascinating and realistic
Their trip to Bangkok was supposed to be a blast for Alice (Danes) and Darlene (Beckinsale). After having met handsome Australian, everything goes wrong. Nick uses the two girls to smuggle drugs to Hong Kong. Still at the airport, Alice & Darlene are arrested and sentenced to 33 years in a womens' jail. The two friends' last chance is the American lawyer Hank Greene (Pullman).Together with his Thai wife he tries to get the girls out of jail, what turns out to be close to impossible. When the situation seems to be hopeless, Alice shows how much Darlene means to her...
I was fascinated by Jonathan Kaplan's movie. It's realistic, quiet, emphatic and very well acted. Most of all, Claire Danes is really, really great. All in all, "Brokedown Palace" is a movie, which is worth watching.
amazing talent
this movie tells it like it is, its dramatic, and very well acted. It shows strangth, power, friendship and betral.
its amazing