Brokedown Palace
User Score
7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  1. PatC.
    Jan 12, 2004
    6
    It goes without saying that Americans abroad risk treatment their sense of entitlement doesn't equip them for if they come in conflict with the local authorities. Yet it still keeps happening. The premise and plot of this film is no longer unique, but it is still accurate. Having been to Bangkok, I found the representations of local persons believable, and I empathized with the two felons. Besides, some of them are lawyers, who are always credible regardless of how portrayed. … Expand

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Metascore
44 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 21
  3. Negative: 5 out of 21
  1. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    50
    The penalties for drug trafficking in Thailand are very, very stiff. If there were any justice in the world, the penalties for saddling fine actors with terrible dialogue would be even stiffer.
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  2. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    50
    Its finest moments come in sequences such as Alice and Darlene's prison break and the girls' final wrenching plea for freedom.
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  3. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    50
    We're stuck with contrived plot contortions, dull interpersonal interaction, and unconvincing dialogue.
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