The Broken

2008

Drama / Horror / Thriller

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 26% · 37 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 26% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 11629 11.6K

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Plot summary

The life of a successful radiologist spirals out of control when she sees the spitting image of herself driving down a London street. While attempting to uncover who the imposter could be, she stumbles into a terrifying mystery that her family and closest friends are somehow involved in, leaving her with no one to trust.

Director

Sean Ellis Photo
Sean Ellis

Top cast

Lena Headey Photo
Lena Headey as Gina McVey
Damian O'Hare Photo
Damian O'Hare as Anthony
Howard Ward Photo
Howard Ward as Jim
Michelle Duncan Photo
Michelle Duncan as Kate Coleman
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808.73 MB
1280*542
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 1
1.62 GB
1920*812
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Coventry 4 / 10

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Reviewed by bob_meg 5 / 10

Beautifully made but still irritatingly obtuse

The Broken feels literally like half of a movie, and the fact that it is so well shot and executed makes that all the more painful.The film follows Gina (the always interesting Lena Heady) a radiologist in a Paris hospital who seems to lead a somewhat normal, if emotionally detached existence. After attending her father's (Richard Jenkins, how's that for impressive casting?) birthday party with her lachrymose boyfriend Stefan (where a mirror inexplicably breaks) she spots what looks to be a doppelganger of herself on the street, follows her, then gets into an accident herself shortly thereafter.As many have pointed out, it would be expected for the movie to start to develop a specific plot, even though at this juncture one might argue its options are limited and not very original --- it can either go the "Jacob's Ladder" way or it can go the "Body Snatchers" way.Actually, The Broken goes NEITHER way, offering only bits and pieces of hints from which to construct mostly pointless theories. It's got some truly creepy moments and an overall very oppressive threatening mood, but it doesn't move itself along at a pace that garners much emotional involvement from the audience.This is partially due to the fact that Gina doesn't even disclose her fears and doubts until 2/3rds of the film has passed. This also makes it difficult if not impossible for emotional engagement from the audience.And this is what brings me pain....to have to start talking about how a film should be engaging me at the level of a subject in a test marketing screening. I said earlier that it "appeared" Gina's character was emotionally detached....but I never got a clear reading on that or ANYTHING pertinent to her character's motivations, fears, loves, etc.This is a technically very well-made film. It's use of eerie imagery and set design reminded me at times of some of the best of Alan Parker and Adrian Lyne's films. I just wish it had engaged me and taken me somewhere I hadn't expected. It didn't.
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