Breaking Point
Cinema Epoch | Release Date: December 4, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
24
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
3
Negative:
6
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60
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
As a diverting way to blow 90 minutes, you could do far worse than this gritty, sometimes nasty, mostly absorbing potboiler. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Berenger uses his weathered visage and trademark intensity to good effect, but his efforts are undercut by the overwhelmingly cliched script. Read full review
40
Time OutStephen Garrett
Dramatically handcuffed and smothered in overbearing mood music, this lightweight New York crime thriller is desperate to look and feel gritty; the cast, meanwhile, deliver vein-popping diatribes between clenched teeth and weep openly in a desperate ploy to earn gravitas. Read full review
30
Village VoiceTim Grierson
Breaking Point is so dry you may wish it had the good sense to be a campy hoot. Read full review
30
VarietyJustin Chang
Overplotted and underwhelming, Breaking Point is the type of movie that finds it necessary to invent a far-reaching legal/political conspiracy just so one guy can redeem himself by overthrowing it. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderCliff Doerksen
Overwrought indie crime drama. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle Smith
A wink of self-awareness might have made this a guilty pleasure; instead it's a howler along the lines of this fall's "Law Abiding Citizen." Read full review
20
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
After a particularly brutal, attention-grabbing start, Breaking Point quickly devolves into a flavorless stew of murder, corruption, blackmail and baby tossing. Read full review
0
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Both visually and emotionally ugly from start to finish, this empty crime thriller doesn't have a moment that's genuinely worth watching. Read full review
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