When Angela Walker is passed over for yet another promotion, she decides she's going to have to break through the invisible corporate barriers once and for all.... (Full plot summary below)
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When Angela Walker is passed over for yet another promotion, she decides she's going to have to break through the invisible corporate barriers once and for all.
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| ScreenAnarchySebastian Zavala Kahn...a thrilling movie about despicable business practices that works, not only due to its well-executed story structure, but also thanks to a potent central performance. |
| Film ThreatDante JamesBroken Ceiling is one of the more satisfying movies I've seen in a very long time. Is it perfect? Far from it. But it is a very smart mystery that will keep you invested the full 90 minutes. |
| Black Nerd ProblemsCarrie McClainA timely response to toxic workplaces everywhere, knowing your worth and being ingenious enough to make it all come to ruin when you've had enough. |
| Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshThe film feels like it doesn't hit its stride until two-thirds of the way through, when Davis unleashes Kendrick. It's a clever premise, and there are some great performances, including Kendrick's, but a few story elements are fumbled to the film's detriment. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeIf the way Davis wraps things up is neither surprising nor remotely satisfying, it does at least hold a lesson for white-collar tyrants who haven't seen 9 to 5 or the dozens of workplace-revenge fantasies that followed it: "The assistant controls everything." |
| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeWilson does a good job of balancing charm and obnoxiousness as the big boss, but it's Kendrick who really shines. She gives emotional weight to even the most laboured stretches of dialogue. |
| User ReviewAlex HI had no clue what to expect going into "Broken Ceiling" and so often with indie films, that can lead to a massive let down. HOWEVER, in the case of Adam Davis' latest feature I was quite pleasantly surprised with the end result. The movie, which centers around an African-American employee exacting a sort of revenge for the way white male higher ups have held her back through the years, is tactful in the way that it illustrates the horrid power dynamics still in play in the corporate world, despite the progress that's been made of late. Movies like this are incredibly important to help teach audiences about inequality in the work place, especially those audiences who either don't personally experience it, or those that do and don't realize it. Make no mistake though, this flick is intense. Throughout the movie, it feels like you're sitting in a pressure cooker, for emotions are flying and characters are forced to revaluate their blind understanding of the world in an instant literally under the gun. You genuinely don't know what's going to happen next: Will the police arrive? Will a bullet fly? Will someone back down or act up? There are plenty of twists and luckily, none of them feel cheap in the least. Lastly, a special shout out to actor Regen Wilson who plays head-honcho Ken Wolfe and delivers an excellent performance as the charming antagonist who is hard to hate. His performance helps to clarify and solidify why men in his position of power are able to get away with so much. As one of the other characters even says, "He's just too good a salesman." (I might have butchered that line, sorry!) Rounded antagonists with empathetic backstories make or break films for me, and I found his role to be well put together, from the writing to the acting. And that final monologue? Tragic. |
| User ReviewThe All-Seeing IAdam Davis thoroughly nails the corruptive trickle-down consequences of sleaze bag corporate leadership in the wonderful "Broken Ceiling." The choices that Davis makes consistently strike gold: His characters are few, but his casting is spot-on. We have the instantly recognizable wheeler-dealer sleaze merchant of a boss, flanked dutifully by his two young, white male patsies on their aspirational journey towards middle management. And then there's Angela Walker - the oppressed but no longer self-repressed black female assistant to the resident dirtbag; she's constantly passed over for promotion ("you're too valuable doing what you do") in favor of another young, fresh-faced caucasian sycophant she's then forced to train. When Angela's threshold for being a dehumanized lackey is properly expended, she pulls a gun during an all-hands, high stakes conference call - and finally, we find someone in the building with values. Davis reminds us that writing drives all storytelling; without it, little matters. Broken Ceiling attends to that truth with sharp, measured, high craft dialogue that pops from the first frame. For anyone who may have cast their lot with an office employer before then spending most of their waking hours interfacing with strange and sometimes abhorrent people, that exact lunacy plays out wonderfully here. Broken Ceiling is highly recommended, and particularly for the self-aware corporate warrior. |
| User ReviewGustavo LA great movie with a wonderful premise, a remarkable story and beautifulkly played. A drama that shows all the power of indie filmaking |
| User ReviewFred WBroken Ceiling is an excellent indie drama that addresses current social issues. The cast is solid as is the film making. I highly recommend it! |
