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At once a touching, funny coming-of-age story and a compelling sports film, Breaking Away is a delightful treat.
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There are a few moments when the picture's easygoing pace turns into wobbliness, but these are insignificant compared with its many moments of shrewd insight into the lives of amusingly shaded but very recognizable human beings. Aug 3, 2008 | Full Review…
There are a few moments when the picture's easygoing pace turns into wobbliness, but these are insignificant compared with its many moments of shrewd insight into the lives of amusingly shaded but very recognizable human beings.
Richard Schickel
Though its plot wins no points for originality, Breaking Away is a thoroughly delightful light comedy. Mar 21, 2007 | Full Review…
Though its plot wins no points for originality, Breaking Away is a thoroughly delightful light comedy.
Variety Staff
Peter Yates, previously typed as an action director, lends the film a fine, unexpected limpidity, and the principals are mostly excellent. Mar 21, 2007 | Full Review…
Peter Yates, previously typed as an action director, lends the film a fine, unexpected limpidity, and the principals are mostly excellent.
Dave Kehr
Displays the kind of unsentimental optimism that went out of fashion with Hawks. Jun 24, 2006 | Full Review…
Displays the kind of unsentimental optimism that went out of fashion with Hawks.
Breaking Away is a wonderfully sunny, funny, goofy, intelligent movie that makes you feel about as good as any movie in a long time. It is, in fact, a treasure. Oct 23, 2004 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Breaking Away is a wonderfully sunny, funny, goofy, intelligent movie that makes you feel about as good as any movie in a long time. It is, in fact, a treasure.
Roger Ebert
Here is a movie so fresh and funny it didn't even need a big budget or a pedigree. May 20, 2003 | Rating: 4.5/5
Here is a movie so fresh and funny it didn't even need a big budget or a pedigree.
Janet Maslin
A textbook definition of a sleeper hit. Mar 4, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
A textbook definition of a sleeper hit.
Matt Brunson
Rousing bicycle race story is a family favorite. Dec 18, 2010 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Rousing bicycle race story is a family favorite.
Heather Boerner
Breaking Away embraces the good old fashioned small town family values that would catapult Ronald Reagan to an enormously popular two term presidency. And still, I like it. Jul 22, 2010 | Rating: 78/100 | Full Review…
Breaking Away embraces the good old fashioned small town family values that would catapult Ronald Reagan to an enormously popular two term presidency. And still, I like it.
Dan Jardine
The triumphant ending teeters on twee, but feels warranted enough to give it a pass and enjoy the moment right along with him. Mar 12, 2010 | Rating: 66/100 | Full Review…
The triumphant ending teeters on twee, but feels warranted enough to give it a pass and enjoy the moment right along with him.
Gabe Leibowitz
Christopher is so good in this quietly charming, Yates-drected tale of four high school graduates trying to decide what to do with their lives that it's a wonder he didn't achieve the heights of co-star Quaid. Aug 3, 2008 | Full Review…
Christopher is so good in this quietly charming, Yates-drected tale of four high school graduates trying to decide what to do with their lives that it's a wonder he didn't achieve the heights of co-star Quaid.
Film4 Staff
A delightful sleeper. Mar 21, 2007 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
A delightful sleeper.
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