Burning Palms

April. 23,2010      R
Rating:
5.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A subversive tale that interlaces five stories set in Los Angeles, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate

Zoe Saldaña as  Sarah Cotton
Jamie Chung as  Ginny Bai
Rosamund Pike as  Dedra Davenport
Lake Bell as  Maryjane
Nick Stahl as  Robert Kane
Paz Vega as  Blanca Juarez
Shannen Doherty as  Dr. Shelly
Robert Hoffman as  Chad Bower
Emily Meade as  Chloe Marx
Dylan McDermott as  Dennis Marx

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Reviews

Kattiera Nana
2010/04/23

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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Kidskycom
2010/04/24

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

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Jonah Abbott
2010/04/25

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Kaydan Christian
2010/04/26

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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