Fresh
Although there are some light moments and traces of dark humor, Broken's overall aura is one of dread.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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Broken
Overview
Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The comic and tragic elements are nicely balanced, and the three families' stories neatly and economically knit together.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
[It] drives its plot via an interesting and unusual character: the female victim who's actually a wholesale liar.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
"Broken'' embraces the sort of unappealing British miserabilism perfected by "Ratcatcher" director Lynne Ramsay.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
At a certain point, Mr. Norris forsakes realism for theatricalized fantasy, and "Broken" ultimately loses its stylistic cohesion, if not its humanity.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
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