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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

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Shue, appearing uncomfortable and distracted and trying a bit too hard, comes off as more camp than vamp.

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Emanuel Levy
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An unfairly bashed breath of fresh indie-style air.

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07/21/04
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

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07/02/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Just an average neo-noir that's kinda fun to watch once on cable.

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Luke Y. Thompson
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05/17/04
Dragan Antulov
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

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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07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
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Walter Chaw
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