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Broken (2006)
Another over ambitious wannabe
This movie is yet another that has been poorly made by a fan of films, who cannot execute one properly. A film student maybe? OK, the camera work is good and the overall quality of the picture is good, but this film has no real point. The acting is terrible and this film is full of moments that will have you shouting at the screen in annoyance. Moments where the actress has ample opportunity to escape her captor but just cries and wails constantly. The worst unrealistic part of the film is where the girl gets her tongue cut out. She covers her mouth and collapses, only to be fine and eating food the next day! Surely someone with their tongue cut out in some woods and chained to a tree, would bleed to death rapidly? The movie is full of these inconsistencies and is very unrealistic and pretty pointless, solely relying on lots of fake blood and a few gory bits to carry it. I got the feeling that maybe the director has tried to make this film very arty, with funny camera angles and out of focus parts. It doesn't work. I wouldn't recommend this film unless you enjoy watching pointless unrealistic gore. Surely in 2006 we are past the need to be entertained by lots of fake blood and people having their legs broken etc? It takes more to make a great movie than cheap gore. A coherent storyline and an overall ending point perhaps?
Children of Men (2006)
Not so easily fooled
This film reminded me of my days in film school in London. There were a great majority of wealthy background students who were overambitious and inaccurate with their projects. Children of Men is like one of those projects. The idea for the film is excellent, but only truly obtainable on a big budget. Children of Men fails to convince on a number of counts. While the filming is polished, the sound is well mixed and there are C list actors, the budget just hasn't stretched far enough to pay for a realistic backdrop. Using Michael Caine instead of paying for realism wont sell the film to me. The main big fault is the fact that the cars are present day models, with added bits of plastic to make them look "futuristic". While this may fool the average American who hasn't seen these models of vehicles day to day, the average British person isn't so easily fooled. Imagine a Buick or a Chevrolet with a plastic elongated bonnet but the same standard features left elsewhere, and you get the picture. This brings the feel of the film right down to low budget level. Children of Men reminded me of that Australian (with fake U.S accents) TV programme - The Tribe. Watch it and see for yourselves.