Brokedown Palace Critic Reviews
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The heart of the film is in the performances of Danes and Beckinsale after they're sent to prison.Read the full review
It's close to a no-win situation dramatically, culturally and politically, and Kaplan deals with it plausibly enough by concentrating on the performances and the interior conflicts they reveal.Read the full review
Brokedown Palace is good enough so that you wish it were better.Read the full review
It's strangely enjoyable to see her(Danes) and Beckinsale busted on a bogus heroin-smuggling rap and thrown in the slammer with bad 'dos and no makeup.Read the full review
This is not a fantastic movie. But there's more to it than just an MTV-slickified "Midnight Express" starring two young, photogenic stars.Read the full review
The specifics of their predicament are well handled -- being thrown in a Third World prison may be every tourist's nightmare -- even if the movie eventually goes soft and squishy.Read the full review
We're stuck with contrived plot contortions, dull interpersonal interaction, and unconvincing dialogue.Read the full review
Just another lurid, contrived, xenophobic tale about Americans trapped in hideous foreign prisons.Read the full review
The once-reliable Danes is a particular detriment, but it's really hard to care whether either character escapes from what looks like a really unappealing summer camp.Read the full review
