Synopsis
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.
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Cast
- Claire DanesAlice Marano
- Kate BeckinsaleDarlene Davis
- Bill PullmanHank Greene
- Jacqueline KimYon Greene
- Lou Diamond PhillipsRoy Knox
- Daniel LapaineNick Parks
- Tom AmandesDoug Davis
- Aimee GrahamBeth Ann Gardener
- John DoeBill Marano
- Lim Kay TongChief Detective Jagkrit
Recommandations
- 70
Variety
It's close to a no-win situation dramatically, culturally and politically, and Kaplan deals with it plausibly enough by concentrating on the performances and the interior conflicts they reveal. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
It's strangely enjoyable to see her(Danes) and Beckinsale busted on a bogus heroin-smuggling rap and thrown in the slammer with bad 'dos and no makeup. - 50
Salon
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. - 50
San Francisco Examiner
Its finest moments come in sequences such as Alice and Darlene's prison break and the girls' final wrenching plea for freedom. - 50
ReelViews
We're stuck with contrived plot contortions, dull interpersonal interaction, and unconvincing dialogue. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
The specifics of their predicament are well handled -- being thrown in a Third World prison may be every tourist's nightmare -- even if the movie eventually goes soft and squishy. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
This is the kind of picture that is faux subtle when it should be bold, and really ham-handed when it should be delicate. - 40
Los Angeles Times
Just another lurid, contrived, xenophobic tale about Americans trapped in hideous foreign prisons.
