Synopsis
A subversive tale that interlaces five stories set in Los Angeles, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate
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Cast
- Zoe SaldañaSarah Cotton
- Jamie ChungGinny Bai
- Rosamund PikeDedra Davenport
- Lake BellMaryjane
- Nick StahlRobert Kane
- Paz VegaBlanca Juarez
- Shannen DohertyDr. Shelly
- Robert HoffmanChad Bower
- Emily MeadeChloe Marx
- Dylan McDermottDennis Marx
Recommendations
- 50
Observer
Burning Palms is too sick to attract the masses, but he's onto something subversively valid, and the film is never boring. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Landon's sardonic view of human nature and deft filmmaking skills - plus a raft of sharp portrayals - keep the viewer from pondering the preposterousness of certain situations and instead encourages going along with the fun. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Never quite achieves the balance of melodrama and dark comedy for which it's aiming. - 30
Variety
Making his directorial debut, screenwriter Christopher Landon struggles so mightily to offend that he forgets to supply a rooting interest in his characters. - 30
L.A. Weekly
Built-to-shock anthology film.
