We all have friends. Some of us have more than others but there really are only one or two people that you feel really close with, people that you can say are like your brother or sister. Alice ( Danes )and Darlene ( Beckinsale ) are like that. You can see that from the beginning. They graduated together, they go to parties together and they decide to go to Bangkok together when they were supposed to be going to Hawaii. They also get busted for attempting to smuggle drugs into a third world country and that spells disaster. The rest of the film is about survival and not giving up hope. It also has a strong message about the power of friendship and what it can mean to someone.

Brokedown Palace is a very good film, it is not excellent and that is due to a few issues that I want to talk about. But first I want to say what is good about the film. And for starters the acting is top notch, and you can look no further than the two leads. Danes and Beckinsale are perfect in the roles that they have. Alice is always fiery and seems a little rough around the edges, but she seems more fun than Darlene. But sometimes that fun can get her into trouble. Darlene is always a little on the conservative side and although that can get irritating sometimes, it would have served the two girls better if her way was adhered to instead of Alice's. Bill Pullman is adequate as the American lawyer living in Thailand. The film is photographed very well also. The inside of the prison while not the same as Shawshank or Natural Born Killers or Return To Paradice, but it does show the necessary ( but underdone) hopelessness of the situation that they are in. Johnathin Kaplan's direction is quite good as well. We see the two girls struggling to make it through each day but you can see their spirit is being put out a little more each day. Brokedown Palace is excellent when it talks about friendship and it shows how they have to rely on each other to survive. The other thing that I had to comment on is the soundtrack for the film. It heightens and compliments the mood of the film to perfection. The song that you hear in the trailer is also played in the film and when it plays you feel the plight of the women in this prison. You can feel how alone they must feel and how desperate they are to get out and get back to the simple things in life. And it also makes you look at yourself and realize how lucky we are to live in the society that we do. We have it easy compared to some country's and believe it or not the music is a perfect catalyst for reflection on this subject. Some of the music is done by a group called Delirium ( I think ) but it is Sara McLaughlin( wrong spelling, but how do you spell her last name? ) that does the lyrics and her voice is beautiful and haunting and it adds so much to the film.

What I didn't enjoy about the film was some of the stupidity that the girls exhibit. I won't say what it is that they do but when you see it for yourself you'll know what I am talking about. Also I didn't really feel that the prison they were in was all that bad. It looked more like a minimum security prison and that may be because when there are similar circumstances in other films that invlove men doing time in a foreign country, the prison scenes are always brutal and sadistic. But I didn't get that here.

Overall this is a great film and it really does make you ask the question, " How far would you go for a friend? " That is a tough question and maybe one that none of us could honestly answer until put into the same situation. Let's just hope that it never comes down to that.

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Vi har alla vänner. Vissa av oss har mer än andra men det finns bara en eller två människor som du känner dig riktigt nära, människor som du kan säga är som din bror eller syster. Alice (Daner) och Darlene ( Beckinsale) är sådana. Det kan man se från början. De tog examen tillsammans, de går på fester tillsammans och de bestämmer sig för att åka till Bangkok tillsammans när de skulle åka till Hawaii. De åker också fast för att ha försökt smuggla in narkotika till ett tredje världsland och det innebär katastrof. Resten av filmen handlar om överlevnad och att inte ge upp hoppet. Den har också ett starkt budskap om vänskapens makt och vad den kan betyda för någon. Brokedown Palace är en mycket bra film, den är inte utmärkt och det beror på några frågor som jag vill tala om. Men först vill jag säga vad som är bra med filmen. Och till att börja med är skådespelandet toppklassigt, och man kan inte leta längre än till de två lederna. Danskar och Beckinsale är perfekta i de roller de har. Alice är alltid eldig och verkar lite grov runt kanterna, men hon verkar roligare än Darlene. Men ibland kan det roliga få henne i trubbel. Darlene är alltid lite på den konservativa sidan och även om det kan bli irriterande ibland, skulle det ha tjänat de två flickorna bättre om hennes sätt följdes istället för Alices. Bill Pullman är lämplig som den amerikanske advokaten som bor i Thailand. Filmen är fotograferad mycket väl också. Insidan av fängelset medan inte samma som Shawshank eller Natural Born Killers eller Return To Paradise, men det visar den nödvändiga (men undergjorda) hopplöshet i situationen som de är i. Johnathin Kaplans riktning är också ganska bra. Vi ser de två flickorna som kämpar för att klara sig igenom varje dag men man kan se att deras ande blir lite mer utslagen varje dag. Brokedown Palace är utmärkt när det talar om vänskap och det visar hur de måste förlita sig på varandra för att överleva. Det andra som jag fick kommentera är soundtracket till filmen. Den förhöjer och komplimenterar filmens stämning till perfektion. Låten som man hör i trailern spelas också i filmen och när den spelar känner man kvinnans belägenhet i detta fängelse. Man kan känna hur ensamma de måste känna sig och hur desperata de är att komma ut och komma tillbaka till de enkla sakerna i livet. Och det får dig också att se på dig själv och inse vilken tur vi har att leva i det samhälle som vi gör. Vi har det lätt jämfört med vissa länders och tror att musiken är en perfekt katalysator för reflektion kring detta ämne. En del av musiken görs av en grupp som heter Delirium ( tror jag ) men det är Sara McLaughlin( fel stavning, men hur stavar man hennes efternamn? ) som gör texterna och hennes röst är vacker och hemsökande och det lägger till så mycket till filmen. Det jag inte gillade med filmen var lite av den dumhet som tjejerna visar. Jag säger inte vad de gör, men när du ser det själv vet du vad jag pratar om. Jag kände inte heller att fängelset de satt i var så illa. Det såg mer ut som ett minimisäkerhetsfängelse och det kan bero på att när det finns liknande omständigheter i andra filmer som invexlar män som sitter inne i ett främmande land, så är fängelsescenerna alltid brutala och sadistiska. Men jag fick inte hit det. Sammantaget är detta en bra film och det verkligen får dig att ställa frågan, "Hur långt skulle du gå för en vän?" Det är en svår fråga och kanske en som ingen av oss ärligt kan svara på förrän vi hamnar i samma situation. Vi får hoppas att det aldrig handlar om det. Tyckte den här recensionen positivt eller negativt om filmen? ALTERNATIV: - negativ - positiv
We all have friends. Some of us have more than others but there are only one or two people that you feel really close to, people that you can say are like your brother or sister. Alice (Daner) and Darlene ( Beckinsale) are such. You can see that from the beginning. They graduated together, they go to parties together and they decide to go to Bangkok together when they were going to Hawaii. They also get caught trying to smuggle drugs into a third world country and that means disaster. The rest of the film is about survival and not giving up hope. It also has a strong message about the power of friendship and what it can mean to anyone. Brokedown Palace is a very good film, it is not excellent and it depends on some issues that I want to talk about. But first, I want to tell you what's good about the movie. And to begin with, acting is top class, and you can't look any further than the two joints. Danes and Beckinsale are perfect in the roles they play. Alice is always fiery and seems a little rough around the edges, but she seems more fun than Darlene. But sometimes the fun can get her into trouble. Darlene is always a little bit on the conservative side and although it can get annoying sometimes, it would have served the two girls better if her manners were followed instead of Alice's. Bill Pullman is suitable as the American lawyer who lives in Thailand. The film is photographed very well too. The inside of the prison while not the same as Shawshank or Natural Born Killers or Return To Paradise, but it shows the necessary (but submissive) hopelessness in the situation in which they are in. Johnathin Kaplan's direction is also quite good. We see the two girls struggling to make it through every day, but you can see that their spirit is getting a little more eliminated every day. Brokedown Palace is excellent when it talks about friendship and it shows how they have to rely on each other to survive. The second thing I got to comment on is the soundtrack for the film. It enhances and compliments the film's atmosphere to perfection. The song you hear in the trailer is also played in the film and when it plays you feel the woman's plight in this prison. You can feel how lonely they must feel and how desperate they are to come out and come back to the simple things in life. And it also makes you look at yourself and realize how lucky we are to live in the society that we do. We have it easy compared to some countries and believe that music is a perfect catalyst for reflection on this subject. Some of the music is done by a group called Delirium (I think ) but it's Sara McLaughlin(wrong spelling, but how do you spell her last name? ) making the lyrics and her voice is beautiful and haunting and it adds so much to the film. What I didn't like about the movie was a little bit of the stupidity that the girls show. I'm not telling you what they're doing, but when you see it for yourself, you'll know what I'm talking about. I also didn't feel that the prison they were in was so bad. It looked more like a minimum security prison and it may be because when there are similar circumstances in other films that invex men sitting inside a foreign country, prison scenes are always brutal and sadistic. But I didn't get it here. Overall, this is a good movie and it really makes you ask the question, "How far would you go for a friend?" It is a difficult question and perhaps one that none of us can honestly answer until we find ourselves in the same situation. Let's hope it's never about that. Did this review like the film positively or negatively? ALTERNATIVE: - negative - positive
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