Brake (2012)
Average Rating: 5/10
Reviews Counted: 25
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 14
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Average Rating: 4.9/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 5
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Secret Service Agent Jeremy Reins (Stephen Dorff) is about to have a very bad day. He wakes up trapped in the dark, cramped trunk of a moving car with no recollection of how or why he's there. The only light comes from the blood-red digital numbers ticking away above his head that signify one thing..he's running out of time. As the captors reveal themselves and their motives while torturing their hostage mentally and physically, Jeremy realizes he is a pawn in their potentially catastrophic
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Cast
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Stephen Dorff
Jeremy Reins -
Chyler Leigh
Molly Reins -
JR Bourne
Henry Shaw -
Tom Berenger
Ben Reynolds -
Bobby Tomberlin
Trucker -
Kali Rocha
911 Operator -
King Orba
Good Samaritan -
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Driver/Boss Terrorist (... -
Sammy Sheik
Marco (Voice) -
Kent Shocknek
News Anchor Jack Stern ... -
Jaylen Moore
Training Agent Ahmadyar -
Stephen Bridgewater
Training Agent McClane -
Matthew Pollino
Training Agent Dipego -
Jason Rafael
Paramedic -
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All Critics (26) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (14) | DVD (2)
The whole claustrophobic one-man show feels like we've been here before, and with better material.
Top CriticThere are plenty of gripping moments, as well as a few silly ones - bees get involved at one point, presumably to please Wicker Man fans. And the ride as a whole is at the very least exciting to take part in.
Talk about being boxed in: This thriller is half-"24," half-"Buried" and, despite a few twists, unable to move anywhere.
Brake may not be the kind of film that Dorff's thesp character in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere is pining for, but the actor fully commits to the arduous demands of the part.
It is amazing how much hair-raising action and fluid movement this film captures in the confined interior of a car trunk, or how many mood shifts Mr. Dorff conveys in a performance that can only be called multi-dimensional.
The situation itself is simply too absurd for us to accept, right from the start. And the more it goes on, the harder it is to stay onboard.
While the film is suspenseful for awhile, it ultimately becomes a let down because of a stretched out story and an absurd ending.
Most of it is a decent film despite it being stretched out, but most of it being good just doesn't cut it.
It's a clever B-movie that has a number of fun twists up its sleeve.
...a second-rate carbon-copy of Rodrigo Cortés' vastly superior Buried.
Over 95% of "Brake" takes place in the trunk of a car. But, despite the confines or perhaps because of them, it's a decent enough thriller.
In a movie like this, almost everything depends on the lead actor -- and Stephen Dorff does not disappoint. He turns in a splended 'confined' performance here.
There are simply too many manipulative gimmicks to generate any emotional investment in the outcome.
Dorff is stellar and the film builds some tension but a bit too much required suspension of disbelief, some plot holes, weak dialogue, and two increasingly silly twist endings ultimately sink the piece.
an idea for a short extended far beyond its creative shelf life
Dorff and Torres make a lot out of very little, always keeping the audience aware of the larger world outside the small, dark space in which they've trapped us.
Works as a budget suspense experience, reaching enough boiling points to entertain, but not enough to block out the ridiculous ending.
If we're never drawn in far enough to wonder what we might do in a Plexiglass box at the end of the world, Dorff can sell stock action-hero lines with enough moody grit to hold our attention.
Audience Reviews for Brake
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- Jeremy Reins: Yeah! Open it buddy!
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- Jeremy Reins: Stop this please!
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