| Palmetto Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| Talk about false advertising. The trailer for Palmetto tries to sell it
as a sexy thriller. Strange, because there wasn’t any sex and it wasn’t
very thrilling. more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by Christopher Pyle |
| You know the plot: a dimwit with a shady past is seduced into committing a
crime only to be double-crossed by a fatal femme. In "Palmetto," the dimwit is
Harry Barber (Woody Harrelson), a reporter who's just been released from prison
(he was framed by...more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by Edward Champion |
| Don't get me wrong. It goes without saying that noir is a
venerable genre of film to work with, a dramatic and visual form that
causes the cinephile's eyes to light up in wonder. Femme fatales,
murky shadows and the sleazy underbelly of urban...more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by Evan S. Beach |
| I was really looking forward to seeing "Palmetto". I grew up in
Bradenton, across the Manatee River from the real Palmetto, and was there
until I came to Pittsburgh, and I remember them filming bits of the movie
around town while I was there....more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by Jamie Peck |
| PALMETTO
Reviewed by Jamie Peck
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Rating: *** (out of ****)
Columbia / 1:50 / 1998 / R (language, violence, sensuality)
Cast: Woody Harrelson; Elisabeth Shue; Gina Gershon;...more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------
PALMETTO
A film review by Ram Samudrala
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| Palmetto Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| Harry Barber (Woody Harrelson) is an ex-newspaper man, just out of jail
after being framed for a crime. His luck hasn't been the best, but
things are looking up when a mysterious woman, Rhea Malroux (Elisabeth
Shue), approaches him with a proposition....more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Volker Schlondorff
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Tom Wright,
Michael Rapaport
Screenplay: E. Max Frye
Producers: Matthias Wendlandt
Runtime: 110 min.
US Distribution: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Rated R: language,...more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 1.5 stars (out of 4.0)
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Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by Andy Wright |
| Directed by Volker Schlondorff (The Handmaid's Tale)
Written by E. Max Fry
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Michael
Rappaport
Year of Release: 1998
Rating: R more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| As writer, newspaper man, and recently freed ex-con Harry Barber,
Woody Harrelson is in a heap of trouble. All hell is breaking loose,
and he's long sense lost control of the situation. more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| The talent that Woody Harrelson has in entertaining movie audience's is
that he has an endless amount of daffy charm and exuberant personality
that it makes him one of the few actors that has made a successful
transition from the small screen to the big...more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| Palmetto (1998)
Woody Harrelson, Gina Gershon, Elisabeth Shue, Chloe Sevigny, Tom Wright,
Michael Rappaport, Rolfe Hoppe. Directed by Volker Schlondorff. 110
minutes.
R, 1.5 stars (out of five stars) more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| PALMETTO
(Columbia/Castle Rock)
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Chloe Sevigny,
Michael Rapaport.
Screenplay: E. Max Frye, based on the novel "Just Another Sucker" by
James Hadley Chase.
Producers: Matthais Wendlandt and Al...more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| Palmetto (1998)
Woody Harrelson, Gina Gershon, Elisabeth Shue, Chloe Sevigny, Tom Wright,
Michael Rappaport, Rolfe Hoppe. Directed by Volker Schlondorff. 110
minutes.
R, 1.5 stars (out of five stars) more |
| Palmetto Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| United States/Germany, 1998
U.S. Release Date: 2/20/98 (limited)
Running Length: 1:50
MPAA Classification: R (Violence, profanity, sex)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 more |
