This is very much a case of style over substance, but the atmospheric camerawork never really compensates for the subdued performances and a derivative, increasingly ridiculous plot.
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01/30/09
The Broken (2009)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:8
Rotten:18
Average Rating:4/10
Consensus: A British chiller lacking in strongly drawn characters, The Broken feels unfinished and undercooked.
Rated: 15
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Theatrical Release:30-01-2009
Synopsis: Lena Headey (TV's TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES) stars in this disturbing horror film as a woman who glimpses someone who looks just like her. In her search for answers, she comes to the... [More]
Starring: Lena Headey, Richard Jenkins, Ulrich Thomsen, Asier Newman
Director: Sean Ellis
Reviews for The Broken
The Broken isn’t a bad horror film. It’s just not a film—it’s scary footage that serves no purpose.
01/30/09
Why the evil-doers need to do what they do is never explained. All we get is an atmospheric soundtrack desperately seeking a horror movie.
01/29/09
This film looks good, is capably acted and builds excellent atmosphere. And then it gets lost, and so do we.
05/13/09
I was on board with The Broken through the first three quarters, but the sucker punch of nothingness at the end soured me on the whole thing.
03/23/09
At it's heart there are some good ideas in The Broken but, as I said in the beginning, it's very, very slow in revealing those ideas.
01/10/09
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