2022 · crime · drama · thriller
Breaking
Directed by Abi Damaris Corbin1h 43m2022
Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.
Our read: Breaking (2022) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded crime · drama · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured crime / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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- intense
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