Breaking (2022)

"Overly edited and filled with flat, informational dialogue..."

"Boyega's performance has an essential sympathy and dignity that are vital to this drama; an unshowy sense of self-worth that keeps it together."

"Boyega (is) typically reliable in the role but the script... never (moves) beyond the well-worn precepts of the genre..."

"Boyega is a serious, politically engaged artist with a capacity to play tough, troubled characters, and (the film) marks a potential turning point for him."

"It has so many things it wants to say about the state of modern America, but it finds no suitable or impactful way to say them."

"A message that may be a little blunted in delivery, but still hits home."

"A mesmerising John Boyega lights a fuse under this poignant but by-the-numbers depiction of an Atlanta bank siege in 2017."

"Corbin's quiet and unobtrusive style helps (the film) build tension primarily from character instead of incident."

"A chilling and heartbreaking portrait of a man teetering on the brink of despair."

"An overwhelmingly solid feature that successfully builds tension."