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My brief report from the World Premiere of 'The Broken' at Sundance

posted 17 years ago by larry-411
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I attended the World Premiere of The Broken at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend. I'll be posting a more extensive review as soon as I can, but I just wanted to stop by and say that this film simply left me in awe. Writer/director Sean Ellis had impressed me so much with his first feature, Cashback, that I selected it as my #1 Top Pick from the 2006 Toronto Film Festival (of over 30 films I saw) and one of my Top Picks of the year. So with this, his second feature, the bar was set pretty high for me. I expected to be wowed and boy, was I.

In his intro to the screening, Ellis mentioned Edgar Allan Poe as an inspiration for the film. He might as well have added Hitchcock. Perhaps it's because he is my favorite director, but no film can be too Hitchcockian for my taste, and this was one of the best I've seen in a long time.

I sat in wonder with my jaw open, literally, many many times during the midnight screening.

I'll be back to post more. There's another screening next weekend and if you're planning on being in the area this is one you must grab a ticket to, if you can.

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The world moves for love. It kneels before it in awe.

[–] special_agentg 17 years ago

You're probably trying to get some sleep right now, but please post soon!

My interest in this movie was initially because of Lena Headey, but this movie actually sounds like a pretty good psychological thriller (plus more) - that's exciting. There hasn't been a good psychological thriller in a while.

[–] larry-411 17 years ago

It definitely is. If you're a sci-fi fan, particularly along the lines of The Twilight Zone and films that play with space and time, like Donnie Darko, I think this film will excite you.

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The world moves for love. It kneels before it in awe.