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Broken (2007)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:2

Rotten:14

Average Rating:3.8/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] Rated R for drug use, strong sexuality, violence and pervasive language.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 5, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: Heather Graham stars as an aspiring musician in this tension-filled drama. Hope (Graham) has nearly given up her dream of fame and is living a quiet life as a waitress when an ex-boyfriend (Jeremy... Heather Graham stars as an aspiring musician in this tension-filled drama. Hope (Graham) has nearly given up her dream of fame and is living a quiet life as a waitress when an ex-boyfriend (Jeremy Sisto) shows up at the restaurant and begins to wreak havoc in her life. [More]

Starring: Heather Graham, Jeremy Sisto, Tess Harper, Linda Hamilton

Starring: Heather Graham, Jeremy Sisto, Tess Harper, Linda Hamilton, Michael Goorjian, Jake Busey, Mark Sheppard, Randall Batinkoff, Bianca Lawson

Director: Alan White

Director: Alan White
Screenwriter: Drew Pillsbury
Producer: Jerry Wayne, Brian Etting
Composer: Jeehun Hwang
Studio: Truly Indie

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  • During one fateful night at the diner in which she waits tables, Hope (Heather Graham), a young transplant to Los Angeles from the Midwest, comes face to face with her own version of the seven deadly sins...Sloth, Gluttony, Envy, Lust, Greed, Pride, and of course Wrath, which erupts in the form of her ex-boyfriend Will (Jeremy Sisto). Her dark-side incarnate comes at her from every angle this night in an all-out effort to devour her soul.
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    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
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    ...a fairly tedious and thoroughly familiar portrait of drug abuse.

    Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
    11/17/07
    David Nusair
    David Nusair
    Reel Film Reviews

    [The] script is so uneven that the result is like watching four different, equally bad, movies.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
    11/12/07
    Jessica Reaves
    Jessica Reaves
    Chicago Tribune
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    Broken has little of any great substance to add to the old truism that L.A. eats its young (especially those who just got off the bus from Ohio) and then picks its teeth with their hopes and dreams.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    11/12/07
    Marc Savlov
    Marc Savlov
    Austin Chronicle

    Despite good work by the two leads to put it back together again, Broken lives up to its title.

    Full Review Source: The Deadbolt | comment Comment
    10/31/07
    Brian Tallerico
    Brian Tallerico
    The Deadbolt

    Broken goes a bit heavy on the symbolism (naming the leads Hope and Will, for starters) and tries to stir up sympathy for characters who may not deserve it, but as cautionary tales go, it's worth a look.

    Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
    10/19/07
    Gary Goldstein
    Gary Goldstein
    Reel.com

    Broken is a pretentiously time-fragmented, tedious slog.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
    10/19/07
    Los Angeles Times
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    'Why?' you may wonder as the end credits roll on director Alan White's Broken.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
    10/19/07
    Jim Emerson
    Jim Emerson
    Chicago Sun-Times
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    Heather Graham's would-be singer-songwriter in Broken is a walking cliché in a film overstuffed with them.

    Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
    10/12/07
    Scott Tobias
    Scott Tobias
    AV Club

    Says nothing new in a familiar way.

    Full Review Source: UR Chicago Magazine | comment Comment
    10/11/07
    Mark Dujsik
    Mark Dujsik
    UR Chicago Magazine

    Alan White's follow-up to Risk is still pretty entertaining, if not in the way he intended.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    10/05/07
    Ken Fox
    Ken Fox
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Tiresome and turgid, Broken has nothing to say and says it slowly. Even the sex scenes are a bore.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    10/05/07
    Kyle Smith
    Kyle Smith
    New York Post
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    Ideas aren't enough to overcome a badly organized structure and often stilted acting.

    Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
    10/05/07
    Jack Mathews
    Jack Mathews
    New York Daily News
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    If Broken defies basic credibility, it is at least well acted.

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    10/05/07
    Stephen Holden
    Stephen Holden
    New York Times
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    The only thing more tired than a tarted-up movie about junkie codependence starring attractive performers emoting junkie-like is a tarted-up movie about losers in an all-night diner. Broken combines both clichés.

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
    10/03/07
    Lisa Schwarzbaum
    Lisa Schwarzbaum
    Entertainment Weekly
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    One begins to pity Graham for having walked into such a transparent booby trap.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    10/02/07
    Ed Gonzalez
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    A stagy piece that allows the audience to wonder how much is going on in the central character's drug-induced hallucinations and how much is real--No matter, though, since nothing is particularly dramatic or original.

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    09/19/07
    Harvey S. Karten
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