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The Broken Reviews

2008

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On a busy street in London, Gina thinks she sees herself drive past in her own car. Stunned by this strange event, Gina follows the mystery woman up to her apartment. From here, events take an eerie turn for the worse until Gina's awareness slides from solid reality into a world that will haunt more than just her nightmares. Read more

Starring	Lena Headey, Richard Jenkins, Asier Newman, Michelle Duncan
Director	Sean Ellis
Genres	Horror, Thriller

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  - 6
  The Broken
  
  I'm sorry but this is one of the most tedious and unengaging films that I've ever (part) watched.
  
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  - Buckley
  - 23 Apr 2009 at 10:34
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- - 0
  - 0
  Too Many Unanswered Questions
  
  I have given it such an awful rating for the simple reason that there are just too many unanswered questions. I liked the slow pace and i agree with an earlier ... read more »
  
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- - sandrawoo
  - 1 review
  - Chatham
  - 06 Jan 2012 at 02:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Good old fashioned a-la-Hitchcock chiller
  
  (am sure I already wrote a review on this, however....)
  
  This is a good old-fashioned thriller (a la Hitchcock) that does not rely on slasher gore or ... read more »
  
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  - Mytrme
  - 23 reviews
  - 23 Nov 2011 at 19:43
- - 0
  - 1
  Pretentious Claptrap
  
  Very slow, if you have the energy to bear with you will be disappointed with the predictable ending.
  
  The director talks about wanting to return to ... read more »
  
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- - Jaki Edwards
  - Colchester, England
  - 22 Sep 2011 at 11:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Severely disappointed!!
  
  This looked promising from the off, I like a good slow burner but I'm afraid as it all unwound I was severely disappointed! Very poor ending as I already ... read more »
  
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- 1042259
- - DebDrew
  - 6 reviews
  - Colchester
  - 19 Sep 2011 at 10:03
- - 0
  - 0
  slow unplotted plot
  
  this began as a promising eerie thriller-but soon became a tedious slow-moving plot,that was dissapointing-it was difficujt to follow who was who-but most ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 18 Sep 2011 at 00:00
- - 2
  - 0
  waste of time
  
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  Acting was good and the story looked like it was going somewhere so I watched it to the end and guess what... there were no answers! somebody came oout of the ... read more »
  
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- 1040537
- - Layla0056
  - 7 reviews
  - 14 Sep 2011 at 00:16
- - 1
  - 4
  How would I know which one was me?
  
  A hidden gem of a film, a great little low budget British-based horror thriller that requires its audience to actually put some work into following it through ... read more »
  
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- - simonlogan
  - 76 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 01 Jun 2011 at 23:15
- - 3
  - 0
  disappointing and confusing ending
  
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  The film started off slow and then the middle was really gripping. It's the kind of film that if you want a drink you have to pause it and not miss anything... read more »
  
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- - annie89
  - 1 review
  - 28 Apr 2011 at 18:01
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  The Broken
  
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  Slow slow start,but stick with it.Very atmospheric chiller thriller/horror.
  
  Lena Headey an excellent lead,so gorgeous!
  
  A big nod to the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Warrington
  - 27 Oct 2010 at 11:46
- - 1
  - 1
  Another great film
  
  Another great movie with Lena Headey (of which i am a big fan of) Lena plays a fantastic role in this movie. It`s the type of movie that gets of thinking
  
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- - pontiacman
  - 24 reviews
  - Harlech
  - 15 Oct 2010 at 20:16
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- - 61
  - 6
  The Broken
  
  I'm sorry but this is one of the most tedious and unengaging films that I've ever (part) watched.
  
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  - Buckley
  - 23 Apr 2009 at 10:34
- - 14
  - 2
  - a visual manifest of our fears -
  
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  a good film it was. but it was a blatant copy of Lost Highway, in fact it was identically structured as Lost highway, both opening concept and closing scene... read more »
  
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- - boogsy
  - 160 reviews
  - Moston
  - 29 Apr 2009 at 22:45
- - 9
  - 0
  Painful.....
  
  Been a while since I've watched such a boring, non-explanatory film. The plot is never really explained, some scenes seem pointless and add ZERO to the non... read more »
  
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- - m0nkee
  - 1 review
  - Neath
  - 25 Apr 2009 at 23:20
- - 8
  - 0
  The Broken
  
  Oh my god!! Please if you value your time do not watch this film. It is slow to start, the plot is pointless and the movie uninspiring. I never got the film and... read more »
  
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- - mssuz
  - 2 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 15 May 2009 at 17:18
- - 6
  - 0
  dont bother
  
  On the face of it appears quite well made and at the outset makes you think your going to get an engaging thiller/horror. not the case, had no idea what it was... read more »
  
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  - Romford
  - 28 Apr 2009 at 17:36
- - 5
  - 0
  terrible
  
  I got this as Lena Headey was in it and I am a fan of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, but it was just awful. I couldn't watch the whole film.
  
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- - patpalloon
  - 5 reviews
  - Leighton Buzzard
  - 03 May 2009 at 15:49
- - 5
  - 0
  Utter waste of time
  
  I really was expecting great things, well maybe not great but good at least. The trailers looked creepy and thrilling, the official reviews weren't bad and ... read more »
  
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- - Tarot
  - 8 reviews
  - Hinckley
  - 04 May 2009 at 22:55
- - 5
  - 0
  Awful!!
  
  I expected good things. I got nothing.
  
  I very rarely feel the need to turn a film off half way through but I did with this one. But, by the time ... read more »
  
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- - Leky
  - 3 reviews
  - Northants
  - 15 May 2009 at 08:37
- - 4
  - 0
  Intriguing rather than gripping
  
  The premise behind the plot is fantastical, but from there the movie is reasonably well constructed but by no means perfect.
  
  We kept guessing as to ... read more »
  
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- - rickreed
  - 126 reviews
  - Windermere
  - 04 May 2009 at 16:41
- - 4
  - 0
  terrible film
  
  This film was totally out of control. It could of potentially been a good film yet the director seemed to have lost any direction with this film after the first... read more »
  
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- 757408
- - a customer
  - Westminster
  - 14 May 2009 at 14:11

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