
A terrific cast including Cillian Murphy and Tim Roth lead this British kitchen sink drama inspired by To Kill a Mocking Bird and adapted from Daniel Clay's novel. Theater director Rufus Norris smartly opts for an impressionist rather than classical approach to the material and modern setting.... (Full plot summary below)
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A terrific cast including Cillian Murphy and Tim Roth lead this British kitchen sink drama inspired by To Kill a Mocking Bird and adapted from Daniel Clay's novel. Theater director Rufus Norris smartly opts for an impressionist rather than classical approach to the material and modern setting.
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| Cinema AutopsyThomas CaldwellA moving and thoughtful cinema experience. |
| ScreenwizeSimon WeavingA 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. |
| Radio TimesDamon WiseLaurence in particular is dynamic as Norris's young muse, a guileless screen presence who effortlessly charms us back to childhood. |
| New StatesmanRyan GilbeyAt least a soap opera has the luxury of spreading its quota of sensationalism over many years. Concertinaed into a time span of mere days and distributed among only three households, the litany of suffering in Broken can appear hysterical. |
| AV ClubNick SchagerDoggedly manipulative and yet consistently affecting, Broken piles on the miserablism to almost unbearable effect. |
| Slant MagazineChuck BowenIt's the rare coming-of-age narrative that manages to respect the tricky ambiguities of shifting perceptions. |
| The Sun (UK)Grant RollingsAs is so often the case with gritty British realism, it sacrifices the realism for extra piles of grit. |
| tonymacklin.netTony MacklinAttention: Book Discussion Groups. Have I got a book for you. And a movie beautifully adapted from it. Both are titled Broken. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenAt a certain point, Mr. Norris forsakes realism for theatricalized fantasy, and Broken ultimately loses its stylistic cohesion, if not its humanity. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezAlthough there are some light moments and traces of dark humor, Broken's overall aura is one of dread. |