it refresh to see a movie that you think will end happily just like almost every other american movie and and then be surprise when that doesn not happen . i like a happy end as much a the next guy and but sometimes it good to portray thing in a more realistic manner and and i think brokedown palace do this very well . the end and with one friend basically sacrifice herself for the other and thus redeem her early poor behavior which get them into the situation in the first place and be very move . i almost rather would have do without the last line and which prove that she do not actually do the deed she confess to and because that would have make the movie more about the friendship between the two girl and and less about the crime . whether she do it or not wasn not that important . the story itself border on the cliché and but the actress keep my attention with their excellent performance . very realistic and very captivate . positive .