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User Count Like for Broken : 1,138 | |
All Critics Count For Broken : 31 | |
All Critics Percentage For Broken : 61 % | |
All Critics Ranting For Broken : 6.1 | |
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Cillian Murphy,Tim Roth,Lino Facioli,Bill Milner,Zana Marjanovic,Denis Lawson,Eloise Laurence,Robert Emms,Rory Kinnear | |
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Norris works hard to inject some joy and wonder into what could easily be a much more dark and miserable experience. Dave Calhoun-Time Out Norris' film does find a beating heart, if not exactly a focus, in the tender father-daughter relationship between Archie and Skunk, nicely underplayed by Roth and Laurence. Charles Gant-Variety The film is rich in poignant moments and negotiates its frequent shifts from violence to gentleness to sorrow with sensitivity. David Rooney-Hollywood Reporter Attention: Book Discussion Groups. Have I got a book for you. And a movie beautifully adapted from it. Both are titled Broken. Tony Macklin-tonymacklin.net A moving and thoughtful cinema experience. Thomas Caldwell-Cinema Autopsy It is a sad viewing experience, but never a pessimistic one. Skunk's world is full of love; whatever fractured form it may take, Broken always returns to that enriching notion. Simon Foster-sbs.com.au Taut, engrossing domestic tale [that] takes place in a cul-de-sac where a violent neighbour-on-neighbour attack provides the springboard for a strong story about secrets, lies and unravelling lives. Jim Schembri-3AW Amounts to a contrived, feel-bad suburban melodrama where a series of head-slapping misunderstandings lead to everyone being as miserable as possible. Aaron Yap-Flicks.co.nz A moving and visually beautiful story of an eleven-year old girl who is increasingly drawn into the complicated and cruel world of the everyday English suburbs. Simon Weaving-Screenwize The adaptation from the novel is excellent, a fine example of how character and place can be sculpted from prose Andrew L. Urban-Urban Cinefile Acclaimed theatre director Rufus Norris has taken the various story strands of Mark O'Rowe's proficient adaptation of Daniel Clay's novel and plaited them into an emotional tour de force Louise Keller-Urban Cinefile Broken takes a toxic suburbia and tenderly examines the fallout. Blake Howard-2UE That Movie Show The final suggestion that people on medication are just a mood-swing from being a danger to the community consigns Norris's dull-looking film to the lowest echelons of stigmatizing thought. Eddie Harrison-The List Erupts into unpersuasive, blood-drenched melodrama that is no doubt intended as a wake-up call to a troubled country. Philip French-Observer [UK] Even the presence of Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy and Denis Lawson can't sell us on scenarios that make The Jeremy Kyle Show look restrained. Alistair Harkness-Scotsman Laurence in particular is dynamic as Norris's young muse, a guileless screen presence who effortlessly charms us back to childhood. Damon Wise-Radio Times It presents a portrait of British life that may indeed make you wonder about the origins of the 2011 riots, but also misses as many targets as it hits. Derek Malcolm-This is London While this strikingly well-made film is a great calling card for rising-star filmmaker Norris, it's also so relentlessly dark and unsettling that it's difficult to see the point of it all. Rich Cline-Contactmusic.com Roth is charming and Laurence is an intriguing young talent to watch, but Broken is a shaggy dog story wallowing in emotions that it seldom earns. Emma Dibdin-Digital Spy As is so often the case with gritty British realism, it sacrifices the realism for extra piles of grit. Grant Rollings-Sun Online Mainly worth seeing for a sparky performance by Eloise Laurence, whose cheeky smile lights up the surrounding miserabilism. Christopher Tookey-Daily Mail [UK] The cast are terrific - including Cillian Murphy as a sympathetic teacher - but it's a tough watch. Henry Fitzherbert-Daily Express A dead-end movie in more ways than one. Nigel Andrews-Financial Times | |
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