AFTER DARK HORRORFEST III:
THE BROKEN
03/25/09
The Broken is probably the
best reviewed movie to come out of this year’s Horrorfest.
By best reviewed movie I mean better than average. However,
once you start reading the reviews you find that people fall
into either one of two categories. Either they loved it or
they hated it. Unfortunately for me I fall into the latter
and had a real hard time getting through the entire movie.
The only thing that keep me going was that I wanted to get
some answers, but they never came. In the end, the viewer is
left to figure out the movie on their own, which is not
always a bad thing, however, The Broken, doesn’t give us
enough content or interest to make it thought provoking.
In The Broken, Gina McVey (Lena Headey) is a radiologist who
encounters her doppelganger. The doppelgangers for her
family and friends begin to show up after they attend a
dinner party at her father’s, John McVey (Richard Jenkins),
house and a mirror breaks for no apparent reason. The
doppelgangers true meaning are left for the view to decipher
for themselves, since director Sean Ellis leaves only a few
clues. Sean leads us down the path thinking he will unravel
the mysterious but all a long sets up the viewer for a twist
many will see coming a mile away.
But the worst crime Sean Ellis commits is focusing on
meaningless shots trying to draw some artistic aspect out of
them. The soundtrack is an equal offender, which cranks up
to loud annoying levels when there is noting happening on
the screen. Did I miss something or is this the work of an
amateur. The only thing worth watching he is the cast and
both Lene Headey and Richard Jenkins gave great
performances.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (1.78:1)
AUDIO:
English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles - English Spanish
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Review By Brad Peterson
brad@smartcine.com
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