brokedown palace be the story of two best friend and alice and darlene and who go on a spontaneous trip to thailand and wind up in prison after be catch with planted drug in their luggage . in this way and the movie have the potential to turn into a serious and move film and such a return to paradise and but instead and the movie choose to focus little on the girl situation and more on their friendship . claire dane and kate beckinsale both turn in excellent performance and and the movie be much more about the interplay between them the suspicion and the jealousy and the questioning and testing of their friendship and ultimately the sacrifice make in the name of friendship . this movie choose not to delve too deeply into politics or even into the harshness of prison life ( which be a bit glossed over ) and and focus more on these friendship issue . there be some plot hole here and and some part that just do not seem believable or realistic . we do not feel the real fear or hopelessness of their situation as well a we might have . and we get very little feeling of life outside the prison wall and with bill pullman play the supposedly sleazy lawyer who actually turn out to have a heart of gold . in short and this should and by all right and have be a much darker movie than it be . but overall and i enjoy it . the acting be good and the soundtrack be perfect and and the storyline have enough twist and turn to stay interesting . worth see .