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Broken Mile (2017) [movie review]

Do you love stressful movies? Do you like shows where you follow people around without any clue what’s going on and just hope there’s just a giant misunderstanding that will resolve itself in about 90 minutes? If so Broken Mile may be your jam.

broken mile movie review

Broken Mile

Quick synopsis of Broken Mile: “A drug addict awakens to find the girl he is with is dead, and must rush to escape the consequences. A real-time thriller presented in a single, unbroken take.” There isn’t much more to say about the plot because it doesn’t go deeper. Through Broken Mile we follow drug addict Shaun as he runs from his best friend Kenny, who has a gun. Scary? Scary.

I think what makes this movie interesting is the shooting style—all in one take. I enjoyed following the characters around and switching from one to the other as they’d meet up and separate while roaming downtown Toronto in the rain. The story arc and dialogue aren’t strong. However, I’ll leave it there because the critics rip the movie apart for this. Overall I did enjoy the movie. I didn’t know what was going to happen and did become emotionally invested in the story, even if I disagreed with every decision Shaun made and thought his actions made no sense. Except, well, he was on drugs so…OK then. Whatever.

Additional thoughts

Shooting a movie all in one take would be difficult. I appreciate the ambition of writer/director/producer/director of photography Justin McConnell. This could be a cool first step into the world of gritty action thrillers. If it was a mini series on YouTube I would become obsessed. I’m glad I watched till the end because I got some closure.
Even though my heart was racing the entire time. I mean, at least I understand why everyone is so upset.


Broken Mile synopsis

Broken Mile, told in pulse pounding real-time and presented as a single unbroken take, follows a drug-addict (Francesco Filice) who awakens to find the woman he is with dead, and must rush to escape the consequences. Along the way he enlists the help of his strong-willed ex-girlfriend (Caleigh Le Grand), and avoids confrontation with the gun-toting figure chasing him (Patrick McFadden). The film was produced by McConnell’s company Unstable Ground, in association with Pasha Patriki’s 9 Light Entertainment, and executive producer Andrew van den Houten’s (“Jug Face,” “The Ranger”) 79th & Broadway Entertainment.

Broken Mile began its North American theatrical run July 28th and VOD/Digital/DVD and Blu-Ray release on August 15th, 2017.

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Quick synopsis of Broken Mile: A man awakens to find the girl he is with is dead and runs to escape the consequences. Presented in a single, unbroken take.

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Quick synopsis of Broken Mile: A drug addict awakens to find the girl he is with is dead, and must rush to escape the consequences. A real-time thriller presented in a single, unbroken take. There isn't much more to say about the plot because it doesn't go deeper. Through Broken Mile we follow drug addict Shaun as he runs from his best friend Kenny, who has a gun. Scary? Scary.

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