Breaking at the Edge (2013)

Captivating movie !

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

First of all the good: good recitation. Now the big problems on this movie: **** spoiler **** 1) the female protagonist is good however she is anorexic (ok a pregnant woman could be anorexic but it's not good message for viewers nor for the person in that state or condition); 2) predictable: after 20 minutes the plot is understandable; 3) the story is clear, what is not clear is the reason the main female character continues to stay together an assassin when she is so worry for her pregnancy (that's not coherent: to live together the real menace against her and her baby); 4) she discovers the dead body of the victim of a murder but she doesn't inform the police; 5) she is worried for the disappearance of a girl but doesn't inform any authorities after having detecting the corpse; 6) the director wants to make a movie which lasts the usual time line forcing the story to be prolix and contradictory without any event to add; 7) this kind of movie often tends to implement a phantom/spirit which seems evil but it is not evil; why the spirit terrifies the person which should be help to solve the case?; why the spirit is not calm so to unveil immediately the story about her murder? ("because otherwise the movie immediately ends"). Conclusion: there is no story,,, only the try to generate a valid motivation to see the movie until the end. This movie could finish after 20 minutes. I would have to give 5 stars to this movie for effort but I'm too angry because of the lost occasion to make a decent movie. I dislike for the actors and their duty. My suggestions: don't make this kind of movie, ask for Rebecca Da Costa to eat food before to make movies or other kind of job because anorexia is not beauty but to be as coat hanger is.

I didn't expect to like this movie based on the trailer but I didn't expect to dislike it as much as I did. The two stars I gave this movie are only because Milo Vintimiglia is easy on the eyes and a good actor, but even having him to watch did not save this movie for me. The acting and directing are tolerable, but the plot and story line were completely ridiculous to me. Nothing is what it seems in this movie, which I guess is a common theme in horror flicks but I found "the truth" to be completely unbelievable and it ruined the entire film for me. They want you to believe the pregnant woman is crazy up until the end, but spoiler...you find out she's not actually the crazy one. That's their 'clever' plot twist, everything she sees is actually real. This movie was asking me to suspend too much disbelief for me to enjoy. I hope to never be subjected to this film again.

It was a solid movie. Unlike the other reviewer friend, I liked the direction too. It wasn't the best thing in the world but actors were convincing and it was an enjoyable and mysterious story.Rebecca De Costa did a good job on her character and she was able to pull you into the story with her emotional ups and downs.It wasn't a visually rich movie though which is something I look on horror movies. I usually expect very well shot scenes giving the taste of the atmosphere with good photography but this movie was lack of it a bit. I enjoyed the rich and finely composed visual scenes with great photography on movies like Sadako and Woman In Black a lot for example but Breaking at the Edge was a bit dull when it comes to this. Music was very well and was going well with the story and scenes and was able to reflect the emotions, sounds effects wasn't overdone overall except in a few scenes which there was some unnecessary noises, and it wasn't scary but annoying. Other than music, voices and effects were fine. I have a tendency to like & support female lead movies. But I also try to keep my reviews unbiased as I can. So I recommend you to give a chance to this movie. Maybe you will not going to love it but also you will not dislike it or hate it. Worth to watch...

If they release this movie straight to Lifetime channel,viewers might think that this is a pretty good movie since the way it's directed and acted is so mediocre without any suspense or scares a horror/ thriller needs,just like the Lifetime movies usually are. It had some good actors in it but the lead actress Rebecca De Costa really needs to improve her acting. When u are a lead in a movie and we,the viewers,are going to follow the story through her perspective,the lead should try to make the character more believable. Rebecca De Costa just sort of read her lines as she memorized it and acted without showing much emotions. She just looks scared or confused most of the time. The others were alright in their role but i think Gabriel Macht was wasted in his role. He is such a talented actor and deserves a better role or more screen time in the movie. Just watch Suits and you'll know what a talented actor he is. The movie,although have a cliché story,could have been made into a very suspenseful movie but it lacks totally in scares and suspense that it turns into a complete bore fest. There was a scene at about the 45th minute of the movie which i thought was a good twist and would have made the movie really good if the story followed the twist but it turned out to be a very disappointing scene that contained the most used horror movie cliché. So,in conclusion,this movie is watchable but it most probably will never excite you in any way while you're watching it and definitely doesn't have a replay value.