Breakaway (2011)
Average Rating: 5/10
Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 4
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Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 3
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Movie Info
Rajveer Singh is a 21 year old young man dreaming of a professional hockey career. We open with him dreaming of scoring a game winning goal, followed by a moment of bliss as beautiful girls surround him. Unquestionably, he has the talent to be an accomplished player, but faces many hurdles, the biggest of which is himself. Unable to find a foothold in the game, Rajveer takes matters into his own hands by creating an all Indian hockey team (The Speedy Singhs), finding a coach and then bringing on
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Cast
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Vinay Virmani
Rajveer, Sikh-Canadi... -
Russell Peters
Sonu -
Anupam Kher
Darvesh Singh -
Gurpreet Ghuggi
Uncle Sammy -
Noureen DeWulf
Reena -
Sakina Jaffrey
Livleen Singh -
Rob Lowe
Coach Dan Winters -
Camilla Belle
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All Critics (6) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (4)
With a script credited to five writers including its star Vinay Virmani, it is a movie that keeps skating madly off in different directions and desperately needs more coaching than director Robert Lieberman provides.
Top Critic[A] pleasant timewaster, which has a good cast but a not-so-good script.
There are no surprises here, with father-son crisis and reconciliation, scaled-down quasi-Bollywood production numbers and the climactic big game all arriving on cue.
Much better than the other reviews reflect. A feel-good entertainment that sheds light on the misunderstood but heroic Sikh peoples. Now available on Netflix streaming, see for yourself and don't rely on the critics.
The shakiest scenes in Breakaway, a hockey-meets-Bollywood mash-up about skating Sikh-Canadians, occur on the ice. Take that for what you will. The rest of this nimbly-paced but routinely-plotted sports fable is tolerably more entertaining.
Audience Reviews for Breakaway
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- Sonu: The annals of success are filled with drop-outs.
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- Darvesh Singh: Rest and success do not sleep together.
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Foreign Titles
- Speedy Singhs (Breakaway) (DE)
- Speedy Singhs (UK)
