The name of this film "Breaker" as well as the name of the writer and director Philippe McKie may not sound like it, but this is a Japanese short film from 2017 that runs for slightly under 11 minutes, but yeah well the cast is all Japanese and it is also set in Japan. Science fiction is not new to the country, but all the lights, effects here and the heavy make-up on the protagonist are something out of this world really as far as I can say that as I've never been to the country, even if I found it fascinating for a while already. Generally, I am not a very great fan of the genre, so if you like sci-fi more than I do, then maybe you will appreciate this more than I did, so perhaps go for it. It isn't a bad watch by any means, but I found it very much style over substance. Still it felt lik e a short film that could actually be turned into a full feature movie at some point, not only because of the gigantic awards recognition it received. It's kinda stylish there is no denying and the lead actress does a somewhat decent job given the fact that it is her first performance in a film ever. But yeah, overall, I'd still give it a thumbs-down. Not a drastic one, but I still have to say it is a negative recommendation for me and these 11 minutes might have worked better as part of a full feature film than a stand alone movie. Watch something else instead.
Review of Breaker
