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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- As a diverting way to blow 90 minutes, you could do far worse than this gritty, sometimes nasty, mostly absorbing potboiler.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckBerenger uses his weathered visage and trademark intensity to good effect, but his efforts are undercut by the overwhelmingly cliched script.
- 40Time OutStephen GarrettTime OutStephen GarrettDramatically handcuffed and smothered in overbearing mood music, this lightweight New York crime thriller is desperate to look and feel gritty; the cast, meanwhile, deliver vein-popping diatribes between clenched teeth and weep openly in a desperate ploy to earn gravitas.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceBreaking Point is so dry you may wish it had the good sense to be a campy hoot.
- 30VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangOverplotted and underwhelming, Breaking Point is the type of movie that finds it necessary to invent a far-reaching legal/political conspiracy just so one guy can redeem himself by overthrowing it.
- 30Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderOverwrought indie crime drama.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithA wink of self-awareness might have made this a guilty pleasure; instead it's a howler along the lines of this fall's "Law Abiding Citizen."
- 20The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAfter a particularly brutal, attention-grabbing start, Breaking Point quickly devolves into a flavorless stew of murder, corruption, blackmail and baby tossing.
- 0New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanBoth visually and emotionally ugly from start to finish, this empty crime thriller doesn't have a moment that's genuinely worth watching.