Torn

Name: Torn
Genre: Drama
Released: October 18, 2013
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 59

2013

METASCORE

Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

No score yet

tbd

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

tbd	Your Score
tbd	User Score No score yet

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

Torn

Now Playing: Torn

Movie Details & Credits

Brainstorm Media | Release Date: October 18, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: Two families bond when their teenage sons are killed in an explosion at a suburban mall only to discover one of their children is the prime suspect.

Director: Jeremiah Birnbaum

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 min

See All Details and Credits

Watch Now

Buy on

Stream On

Expand

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

Mick LaSalle

Oct 24, 2013

Both women are excellent, and they, as much as the movie's whodunit elements, hold the viewer until the finish. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Oct 17, 2013

Slowly uncovering the prejudices that calamity can unleash, Michael Richter’s screenplay lays bare the damage wrought by Sept. 11 while deftly dodging hysteria, wondering how we differentiate between innocent teenage behaviors and dangerous red flags. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Oct 21, 2013

Torn approaches its incendiary topical issues with intelligent modesty. Read full review

Andrew Lapin

Oct 16, 2013

Torn’s sometimes-stodgy dramatics give way to a genuinely unsettling microcosm of modern terrorism. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Oct 24, 2013

Though Torn contains its share of convincingly lived-in moments, there's a heavy-handed quality to both Jeremiah Birnbaum's direction and the script by Michael Richter that often undermines the movie's potential to truly grip and move. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Oct 16, 2013

Performances and presentation are solid enough, but the pic feels a bit undernourished, particularly once it closes on a note that’s well intentioned but provides no real resolution. Read full review

McClatchy-Tribune News Service Roger Moore

Oct 22, 2013

This culture-clash/mother bonding story was never going to be “Frozen River,” but you do sense that a lot of potential was squandered in denying these mothers big moments of mourning, bigger confrontations with the fathers of their sons. Read full review

SEE ALL 9 REVIEWS

User Score

Write a Review

tbd

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

No reviews yet.