A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate back into civilian life.... (Full plot summary below)
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A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate back into civilian life.
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| ColliderMaggie LovittBreaking is a powerful film that will leave audiences reeling as the credits roll. Corbin and Armah neatly adapted a tragic reality and presented it with grace and understanding, which will hopefully force audiences to think about the reality they live in. |
| Wall Street JournalKyle SmithFilms about race too often take the easy way out, which tends to yield schematic characters, grandstanding dialogue and thematic stridency; filmmakers seem more interested in emphasizing that they’re on the side of the angels than in confronting the messiness of reality. Breaking doesn’t patronize the audience with such oversimplifications. |
| Film ThreatRob RectorBoyega once again proves he’s one of today’s strongest young talents, giving us a glimpse of his mental afflictions without leaning into them as a dramatic crutch. |
| The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeNot only does it offer a damning lesson about how the United States abandons its veterans, but it tries, with honesty and feeling, to honor a man who just wanted to survive. |
| Screen DailyTim GriersonSuperb performances from Boyega and the late Michael Kenneth Williams highlight this sombre, character-driven tale. |
| The New York TimesGlenn KennyIt depicts in stomach-churning detail how the contemporary militarization of law enforcement creates an atmosphere in which violence is near inevitable. This conscientious attention balances out the movie’s occasional lapses into sentimentality. |
| Austin ChronicleSteve DavisThe best thing in this movie is the performance by a cast that rarely falters. It’s solid, from top to bottom. |
| Boston GlobeOdie HendersonWhen the movie stays focused on the three characters in the bank, it has a taut energy that glosses over some of the bumpier dialogue and easy grabs for emotion. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperWilliams delivers another in a series of great performances in a supporting role, but the weight of the film rests on the shoulders of John Boyega, who alternates between moments of heartbreakingly quiet introspection, and startling fits of anger and rage as Brian Brown-Easley, who in January of 2017 walked into a Wells Fargo Bank in Marietta, Georgia, withdrew $25 from his sparse bank account and then handed the teller a note saying, “I have a bomb.” |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIn his quiet, sad stoicism, Boyega at times seems to be channeling Denzel Washington. He embodies the dignity of suffering. |
