Unbroken (2014)
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Critic Consensus: Unbroken is undoubtedly well-intentioned, but it hits a few too many of the expected prestige-pic beats to register as strongly as it should.
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Cast
as Louis Zamperini
as Phil
as Mac
as Watanabe
as Fitzgerald
as Cup
as Watanabe
as Louise
as Anthony
as Tinker
as Miller
as Blackie
as Harris
as Young Pete
as Young Louie
as Older Pete
as Clift
as Harry Brooks
as Clarence Douglas
as Lambert
as Engineer
as Glassman
as Mitchell
as Stan Pillsbury
as Priest
as Officer Collier
as Coach
as Young Bully
as Young Bully
as Young Bully
as Young Bully
as Kwajalein Officer
as Japanese Translator
as Kwajalein Guard
as Kwajalein Guard
as Radio Tokyo Man
as Radio Tokyo Man
as Japanese Radio Host
as Elegant Woman
as Omori Guard
as Omori Guard
as Omori Guard
as Omori Guard
as Omori Running Guard
as Corporal Kono
as Naoetsu Guard
as Naoetsu Guard
as Young Sylvia
as Naoetsu Guard
as Teen Sylvia
as Scots
as Young Virginia
as Scots
as Teen Virginia
as Beautiful Young Blonde
as Waist Gunner
as Green Hornet Crew
as Green Hornet Radio Man
as POW Officer
as POW Officer
as Enlisted POW
as U.S. Naval Officer
as Jesse Owens
as Olympic Runner
as Olympics Radio Announcer
as POW Officer
as POW in Stress Position
as POW in Stress Position
as POW in Stress Position
as Marine at Airbase
as Photographer at Olympics
as Pistol Starter at Olympics
as Olympics Radio Announcer
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Critic Reviews for Unbroken
All Critics (208) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (106) | Rotten (102) | DVD (2)
Unbroken falls short of the epic war drama and sweeping testament-to-the-human-spirit it strives to be.
"Unbroken" is a rousing old-fashioned yarn with numerous exciting set-pieces and an uncomplicated hero you root for all the way through. It's entertaining throughout and made with a high level of technical skill.
A straightforward and entirely commendable story about the triumph of the human spirit, etc.
Given its subject, it should have been great, but it turns out to be simply good.
In a well-made, but one-note film.
"Unbroken" stirs a moviegoer by default; it's an astounding story of human endurance that has been brought a little too safely to the screen.
Audience Reviews for Unbroken
There are four storylines here and each one would've made a whole film if done originally. Instead they are crunched together, each story cribbing shorthand from other films, each played very big ... and yet you've seen it all before. And that muffles the intent. For instance, there's a direct steal from Jaws in the work. You immediately recognize the steal and watch for it to play differently, but it doesn't. You feel gypped.
Super Reviewer
"Unbroken" is a very well made film but it lacks the emotional heft one would expect. Zamperini is presented almost as a hapless, regular Joe to whom bad things randomly happen, and the primary strategy he seems to employ in the prison camps is not drawing attention to himself and not provoking his tormentors (a strategy seemingly at odds with the scenes shown from his childhood as a brash hoodlum and competitor). Very little attention is paid to showing the internal strength that got him through these terrible times. Since that internal strength is really what makes the story interesting, the film comes across as a lukewarm portrait of an everyday hero and is not very inspirational.
Super Reviewer
Ambitious, tastefully filmed, and brilliantly held together by breakout star Jack O'Connell, "Unbroken" marks Angelina Jolie's third directorial film, and although there are many positives about this film, there are also numerous negatives. Clocking in at a near 140-minute running time, the film both brushes too quickly over some of the most inspirational events, and takes it's time to get through the slower moments, to showcase the acting. These choices work in some cases, due to the great casting choices, but the film ultimately suffers from a true story that is unclear whether or not should have been "movie-fied." Angelina Jolie does a fine job directing and the Camerawork is some of the best of 2014, but it just drags too much to keep you invested for very long. Did I enjoy this film? Absolutely, but it's focus is a bit too clumsy narratively, and Visuals may take you out of the picture as well. Overall, "Unbroken" is a powerful film that misses more than it should.
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Unbroken Quotes
| Older Pete: | A moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory. |
| Lou Zamperini: | If I can take it, I can make it. |
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