Rotten
Christopher B. Landon's sordid anthology film never quite achieves the balance of melodrama and dark comedy for which it's aiming.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Burning Palms
Five Tales That Will F#%! You Up For Life
2010 · 1h 52m · R
Comedy, Thriller
Directed by
Christopher Landon
Overview
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
Director and cast
- Christopher Landon Director
- 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
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
29%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Landon's sardonic view of human nature and deft filmmaking skills - plus a raft of sharp portrayals - keep the viewer from pondering the preposterousness of certain situations and instead encourages going along with the fun.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Making his directorial debut, screenwriter Christopher Landon struggles so mightily to offend that he forgets to supply a rooting interest in his characters.
Peter Debruge, Variety
Rotten
Burning Palms is too sick to attract the masses, but he's onto something subversively valid, and the film is never boring.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
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