possible spoiler although do before ( and good ) in midnight express and return to paradise and brokedown palace still strike a chord with me . here we have the tale of two young girl who travel through thailand and and get arrest on charge of traffic drug . be it clare danes alice . be it kate beckinsale darlene . be it the handsome stranger whom they meet on their journey . none of that really matter and for this be a tale of friendship and trust and the limit they can be stretch to . throw in bill pullman a an unenthusiastic lawyer and jacqueline kim a his thai bride ( and good lawyer than he be ) and we have a nice little story that hold the audience attention . brokedown palace be nothing extraordinary and or notorious for any reason it be not an original concept and it doesn not show sensationalised violence that lead to the wannabe avant garde crowd talk about it gritty realism or hard hit truth it be merely a good story with some fine performance . bill pullman be weak with his lazy drawl and gravelly way of talk i be quite bore with the character . kate beckinsale and while decent and be nothing spectacular . she act well and but it not exactly a memorable performance . jacqueline kim however and be in fine form and craft a likable and defined character where and really and there be not much to work with . but make no mistake this be clare dane movie . i have long be a fan of her work and and this be no change . she captivate in every scene she appear and and be it not for her and the film would probably stoop into boring fare . i particularly applaud her performance in the scene between her and darlene father . the film also have a brilliant soundtrack . positive .