Description: During one fateful night at the diner in which she waits tables, Hope (Heather Graham), a young transplant to Los Angeles from the Midwest, comes face to face with her own version of the seven deadly sins... Sloth, Gluttony, Envy, Lust, Greed, Pride, and of course Wrath, which erupts in the form of her ex-boyfriend Will (Jeremy Sisto). Her dark-side incarnate comes at her from every angle this night in an all-out effort to devour her soul.
Digital Life Reviews
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Sharp Edges, and Busted Dreams
BROKEN was an extremely well-acted movie with an excellent cast. Heather Graham was wonderful as Hope, a girl whose dreams were quickly becoming nightmares with the advent of an obsessive, junkie boyfriend, Will ( Jeremy Sisto ) and his psychotic inability to leave her alone, after she breaks up with him.
Though BROKEN jumps back, and forth a bit, most of the film deals with one fateful night, in which all of Hope's demons show up as pompous producers, an affected record agent, low-level dealers, a talent-searching madame ( played to calculating, perfection by Linda Hamilton ), and a derelict. Then things really start to get bad....
There is an unrelenting quality about this movie, and a very tangible feeling of desperation that reminded me of one of my all-time favorite films, RUSH ( with Jason Patric, and Jennifer Jason Leigh from 1991 ), and like that exquisitely edgy picture, one viewing ... Read More
Rating: - THE EMPERIOR IS NOT WEARING ANY CLOTHES AND THIS FILM IS NOT THAT GOOD! 2 1/2 STARS!
I know I'm going to get some heavy flack for this review, but I have to be honest.....this film is not that good! I love little independent films like this, but I have seen many that are far better dealing with similar situations. The characters seemed cookie cutter to me and for a film as short as this I found myself looking at my watch....not a good sign. I am really surprised at the high praises on this site as I just didn't feel that involved. It's not a really bad film, but lower your expectations. While the acting is first rate the film is just OK and that's about it.
Rating: - What is THIS?!
"Broken" at first, didn't make much sense, until I realized that it does not unfold in a linear manner. The jumping around is at times, hard to follow, but it all meshes together in the end. The best I can say without giving away the whole shooting match is that it involves a 24 hour period in the life of the protagonist, Hope (Heather Graham). Most of it, at least. For a great part of it, we see what she does when she's not dreaming of stardom as a musician, a waitress in a greasy spoon. The patrons of said greasy spoon are what can only be referred to as "hangers-on" and the typical losers normally found on city streets after those with a life have retired to their homes.
Hope has a boyfriend (though the "friend" part is questionable, at best), Will (Jeremy Sisto), a self-destructive loser type who is not beyond spreading the wealth. Hope's life is slowly being flushed down the toilet with Will's help, and ... Read More
Rating: - Graham Picks Up the Pieces of 'Broken' Life
A dense psychological drama that packs a walloping punch in a short hour and a half, Alan White's "Broken" is a testament to anyone who has ever been caught at an unfortunate crossroads in life, forced to look back at all the wrong exits taken.
Heather Graham is Hope, a transplant from Cleveland stuck at a dead-end job as a waitress in a dive of a diner on the outskirts of Los Angeles. A struggling musician not completely given up on scoring her big break, the transgressions and evils that have colored her past come back and stare her dead in the face in one harrowing night before her shift ends at 6 a.m., forcing her to face the beasts within and struggle to free herself of them for good.
Chief among her tormentors is Will, her ex-boyfriend portrayed by Jeremy Sisto. Through flashbacks it is shown why Hope allowed herself to fall in love and trust him implicitly, leaving herself open to manipulation ... Read More
Digital
Life Shop
Alan White items subject to availability. Some restrictions
may apply. DVD
Broken presented by digi2005.com Digi2005.com is
an Amazon.com
Associate
Digital Life Music News:
50 Cent's Not Scared Of Kanye; Rapper Calls Lil Wayne A 'Whore'
Six Shot - During an interview with Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97 last night , 50 was asked if he will change his release date to avoid competition. "September 11th is the date, and I’m not pushing it back. I’m not moving under any circumstances," 50 replied ...
more News
- Sharp Edges, and Busted Dreams
- THE EMPERIOR IS NOT WEARING ANY CLOTHES AND THIS FILM IS NOT THAT GOOD! 2 1/2 STARS!
- What is THIS?!
