Fresh
Although there are some light moments and traces of dark humor, Broken's overall aura is one of dread.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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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