Brokedown Palace

Pros: great photography, good acting
Cons: none off hand

This is what happens to little girls when they don’t mind their parents. Best friends Alice and Darlene (Claire Danes & Kate Beckinsale) are graduating from high school. Friends since infancy, Darlene comes from a ‘better’ family and is portrayed as a...

Pros: Claire Danes is funny to watch.
Cons: She isn't trying to be.

When will moviemakers learn that simply copying a better movie and going through the motions will simply not cut it? This one is a cross between those leering, chintzy girls-in-prison movies (which are usually good for a quick thrill) and a serious drama...

Pros: Overall well filmed well acted little film.
Cons: The ending is a little too pat.

I travel a lot and one of the things I always notice are the posters warning against drug smugglers in airports. Regardless of the country, they all seem the same, a stark black and white photograph of some poor teenager stuck behind bars. I guess there...

Pros: Good story line, Characters you can relate to
Cons: Lack of giving any true timeline, jail scenes not realistic

I finally got to see this movie the other day after wanting to see it since it was in the theatre and I ran out and purchased it right away. This movie is wonderful.

The movie is about 2 teenage girls who are inseparable best friends....

Pros: I wasn't imprisoned, except for in front of the TV for 90 minutes
Cons: bad direction, acting, totally unbelievable

"Brokedown Palace" sucks. It’s just that simple: in fact, the only thing this movie had going for it was an interesting premise, but sadly, one that’s been done better several times before.

First, the premise: two young American...

Pros: Great title
Cons: everything is understated and underacted

There were many unappealing aspects of this movie, but they are cleverly washed over by the wonderful soundtrack. To assist me in my review, I have divided it into categories:

THE PLOT
Two friends, "good" girl Kate...

Pros: The starring performers.
Cons: Simplistic treatment of the premise.

Brokedown Palace is a slick version of what no doubt occurs to numerous tourists once in a while. This specific case is of two young women (Claire Danes and Kate Beckingsdale) who go to Thailand expecting exotic adventure, and end up getting involved...

Pros: Good acting, nice story
Cons: Could have been more believable

The two girls have been best friends their whole lives. As Darlene's mother once said, they crawled to one another, when they were six-month-old. After graduating from high school, they decide to celebrate by taking a vacation. The spot of their choice...

Pros: Suitable for a girls' night! Sexy Australian...and Paul Walker if you can spot him!
Cons: Poor soundtrack Poor acting Poor plot line

**Beware of Spoilers if you have not seen this movie!!**

With high school graduations, “rebellious” holidays, and dirty love triangles, this movie could have been something out of Dawson’s Creek! They even have a heartthrob (Paul Walker) in a...

Pros: Teaches a very valuable lesson...
Cons: ...about what a waste of your time and money a bad movie can be.

Thailand. Just say the word to any American and, most likely, it conjures up images of sweatshops, child prostitution, U.S. textile manufacturing, and a corrupt legal system. This xenophobic response is often extended to most of Asia, but Thailand...

Pros: Great direction; Good cinematography; Excellent Script; nice costumes and scenery; Claire Danes was FABULOUS (and I usually don't like her.)
Cons: Kate Beckinsale was less than mediocre; the Thai language is harsh on the ears

Alice (Claire Danes) and Darlene (Kate Beckinsale) have been best friends for years. After college graduation, they decide to go to Thailand. Knowing their parents won't allow them to go, they lie and say they're going to Hawaii. Once in Thailand,...

Pros: Bill Pullman's performance
Cons: The PG-13 treatment of decidedly R-rated material

It’s somebody’s idea of a cruel joke: hire two of the most beautiful actresses in the known universe and slather them in grime and grit and stink for the better part of one hundred minutes. While the characters don’t seem to mind ("I’ve had worse...

Pros: Great storyline and ending, Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale's performaces
Cons: Maybe too intense for some

I had seen the previews for "Brokedown Palace" so many times before it actually came out. It seemed that every time I turned on the tv or went to a movie, there was another preview. So when the movie came out, I went to see it. And I must...

Pros: Cinematogrpahy
Cons: Characters aren't believeable, story is murky

"Brokedown Palace" is one of the newest installments in a long line of similarly themed movies in which Americans are subjected to the horrific nature of a third world countries criminal system. Horrific at least to those who have become...

Pros: Good story
Cons: loose ends

We rented this movie for Sunday night. We have seen coming attractions for it and decided to watch it.
Darlene and Alice have just graduated high school and plan one last trip before college. Alice being the leader of the two talks Darlene into...