Brokendown Palacei s an American dramatic film about two best friends who find themselves imprisoned in Thailand for drug smuggling. The film is directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and the main roles are played by Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale. The setting for most of the film is in Thailand. (1) ___, the majority of the scenes were in fact shot in the Philippines. Brokendown Palace tells the story of two young American high school graduates, Alice and Darlene, who go on a short vacation to Thailand. There, they meet and make friends with an Australian man namedNick Parksand decide to accept his invitation to join him on a business trip to Hong Kong for a few days. However, while at the airport, the girls are found to be carrying a large amount of heroin in their bag. Thus, they are sentenced to long-term imprisonment. It is in the Thai Correctional Institution where the girls are kept that most of the film takes place. The main question that the viewers find themselves wondering about is whether either of the girls knows anything about the drugs in their luggage, or if (2)_. When watching the movie, I found myself changing my mind about the matter a few times. From this perspective, the director has succeeded in keeping the audience in suspense and creating some sort of a mystery. It is worth noting that the setting for the film is realistic, especially the prison scenes. The film also has benefited from the well-suited soundtrack that highlightsthe most dramatic episodes of the film. As to the acting of the main cast, I would most definitely highlight the exceptionally professional performance of Bill Pullman, who plays an American attorney living in Thailand. The performance of the two main characters is (3), even though it is hard to determine whether it was the director that did not give them enough latitude to develop their characters in full, or the failure of their performance. The film was not as successful as it could have been should the story have been developed a little deeper, with the main emphasis being put on the relationship between the two friends and the sacrifice that one makes for the other, rather than the imperfections and corruption of the Thai legal system. (4)__ this constructive criticism, the film is interesting and succeeds in keeping the viewers in suspense and glued to the screen, eager to find out the destiny of the two heroines. What is the most appropriate word to complete number 4?

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Brokendown Palace is an American dramatic film about two best friends who find themselves imprisoned in Thailand for drug smuggling. The film is directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and the main roles are played by Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale. The setting for most of the film is in Thailand. (1) _____, the majority of the scenes were in fact shot in the Philippines.

Brokendown Palace tells the story of two young American high school graduates, Alice and Darlene, who go on a short vacation to Thailand. There, they meet and make friends with an Australian man named Nick Parks and decide to accept his invitation to join him on a business trip to Hong Kong for a few days. However, while at the airport, the girls are found to be carrying a large amount of heroin in their bag. Thus, they are sentenced to long-term imprisonment. It is in the Thai Correctional Institution where the girls are kept that most of the film takes place.

The main question that the viewers find themselves wondering about is whether either of the girls knows anything about the drugs in their luggage, or if (2)_____. When watching the movie, I found myself changing my mind about the matter a few times. From this perspective, the director has succeeded in keeping the audience in suspense and creating some sort of a mystery.

It is worth noting that the setting for the film is realistic, especially the prison scenes. The film also has benefited from the well-suited soundtrack that highlights the most dramatic episodes of the film. As to the acting of the main cast, I would most definitely highlight the exceptionally professional performance of Bill Pullman, who plays an American attorney living in Thailand. The performance of the two main characters is (3)____, even though it is hard to determine whether it was the director that did not give them enough latitude to develop their characters in full, or the failure of their performance.

The film was not as successful as it could have been should the story have been developed a little deeper, with the main emphasis being put on the relationship between the two friends and the sacrifice that one makes for the other, rather than the imperfections and corruption of the Thai legal system. (4)____ this constructive criticism, the film is interesting and succeeds in keeping the viewers in suspense and glued to the screen, eager to find out the destiny of the two heroines.

What is the most appropriate word to complete number 4?