May 25, 2007
brings up questions we would never think to ask ourselves...truely profound and well acted
Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix
In Malaysia, three young Americans with little else in common are united in a shared enthusiasm for beer, women, and righteous hashish. Eventually, "Sheriff" (Vince Vaughn) and Tony (David Conrad)...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 11, 2000
Stats: 342 reviews
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September 13, 2009A Midnight Express for a new generation. Not as graphic, but well written and acted Joquain is fantastic as usual.
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August 17, 2009Vince Vaughan taking on a more dramatic role, came close to pulling it off although I found it hard to take him seriously. This film is about whether 2 friends will go back to Malaysia to save their friend's life who is set to be hung for possessing drugs that they all were resp...( read more)
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June 5, 2009Question: Would you go to a Malaysian prison for three years to save the life of a friend that you have not seen for two years? That dilemma is faced by a pair of Americans who holidayed in Asia, smoked some hashies, they returned to the States and their friend who decided to sta...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
May 11, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Like Sheriff and Tony, we're pulled both ways by the story: We want them to go back and save Lewis, but we're not exactly sure we'd do the same. That's the Prisoner's Dilemma in a nutshell. full review
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