After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.
Palmetto has generally received mixed reviews.
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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 25 Aug 2001
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Palmetto was released in 1998 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 60 reviews, giving Palmetto (1998) an average rating of 52%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 59%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 50%.
With a score of 52%, Palmetto is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1998, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1998 with similar scores include films like Mercury Rising, Blues Brothers 2000 and Casper Meets Wendy.
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