The read
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,969 1990s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes31%
Metacritic44/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
416 audience votes
Key crew
- Jonathan KaplanDirector
- David NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- David ArataScreenplay
Cast
- Claire DanesAlice Marano
- Kate BeckinsaleDarlene Davis
- Bill PullmanHank Greene
- Jacqueline KimYon Greene
- Lou Diamond PhillipsRoy Knox
- Daniel LapaineNick Parks
- Tom AmandesDoug Davis
- Aimee GrahamBeth Ann Gardener
- John DoeBill Marano
- Lim Kay TongChief Detective Jagkrit
- Beulah QuoGuard Velie
- Maya GoodwinMary
