Breaking the Girls
IFC Films | Release Date: July 26, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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63
RogerEbert.comSteven BooneJul 26, 2013
The half-ingenious, half-ludicrous third act makes observations about class and legacy worth thinking about. It calls to mind Jeff Nichols's "Shotgun Stories." Read full review
60
Village VoiceErnest HardyAug 5, 2013
A decently acted, often drolly funny, tautly directed thriller that proves to be a Russian doll of motivations, coincidences, and plot-twists; it would have been more satisfying if it weren't so unnecessarily convoluted. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenAug 2, 2013
Breaking the Girls isn't exactly a throwaway, but more an extended act of teasing foreplay, a movie that is fine for what it is but also never really shifts into something more. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloJul 24, 2013
Literalizing "Strangers On A Train’s" gay subtext might theoretically have been interesting, but Breaking The Girls’ LGBT angle, like everything else about it, seems pandering rather than heartfelt — a “contemporary rethinking” of material that was once sturdy enough not to require a pseudo-sleazy hard sell. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJul 28, 2013
Babbit's flat direction has none of the lurid appeal or humor that (along with a much more appealing cast) sustained John McNaughton's notionally similar "Wild Things" through crazy plot contrivances. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNicole HerringtonJul 25, 2013
An erotic thriller with too many twists and back stories to count. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerJul 17, 2013
At the center of the film, festering like an open sore, is the stereotype of the psycho lesbian bitch. Read full review
30
The DissolveKeith PhippsJul 25, 2013
Shamelessly exploitative, but never entertainingly so. Read full review
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