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Palmetto (1998)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:10
Rotten:20
Average Rating:5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Upon returning to his fetid Florida hometown after a bum-rap prison stint, grizzled and jaded ex-muckraker Harry Barber gets a curious proposal from the bored young wife of a decrepit millionaire:... Upon returning to his fetid Florida hometown after a bum-rap prison stint, grizzled and jaded ex-muckraker Harry Barber gets a curious proposal from the bored young wife of a decrepit millionaire: kidnap her stepdaughter and split the hefty ransom. But before you can say "plan gone awry," the plan's gone awry--and Harry's the convenient fall guy. Revisionist noir, based on "Just Another Sucker" by James Hadley Chase. [More]
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Rolf Hoppe
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Rolf Hoppe, Michael Rapaport, Chloë Sevigny, Laird Stuart, Marc Macaulay, Tom Wright
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Producer: Matthias Wendlandt
Story: James Hadley Chase
Screenwriter: E. Max Frye
Composer: Klaus Doldinger
Reviews for Palmetto
Shue, appearing uncomfortable and distracted and trying a bit too hard, comes off as more camp than vamp.
Decent twisty-turny thriller, but a lot of the twists don't make sense. Try to decipher it if you can.
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