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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63RogerEbert.comSteven BooneRogerEbert.comSteven BooneThe half-ingenious, half-ludicrous third act makes observations about class and legacy worth thinking about. It calls to mind Jeff Nichols's "Shotgun Stories."
- 60Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenLos Angeles TimesMark OlsenBreaking the Girls isn't exactly a throwaway, but more an extended act of teasing foreplay, a movie that is fine for what it is but also never really shifts into something more.
- 60Village VoiceErnest HardyVillage VoiceErnest HardyA decently acted, often drolly funny, tautly directed thriller that proves to be a Russian doll of motivations, coincidences, and plot-twists; it would have been more satisfying if it weren't so unnecessarily convoluted.
- 42The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloLiteralizing "Strangers On A Train’s" gay subtext might theoretically have been interesting, but Breaking The Girls’ LGBT angle, like everything else about it, seems pandering rather than heartfelt — a “contemporary rethinking” of material that was once sturdy enough not to require a pseudo-sleazy hard sell.
- An erotic thriller with too many twists and back stories to count.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeBabbit's flat direction has none of the lurid appeal or humor that (along with a much more appealing cast) sustained John McNaughton's notionally similar "Wild Things" through crazy plot contrivances.
- 38Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerSlant MagazineAndrew SchenkerAt the center of the film, festering like an open sore, is the stereotype of the psycho lesbian bitch.
- 30The DissolveKeith PhippsThe DissolveKeith PhippsShamelessly exploitative, but never entertainingly so.