Break Night (2017) User Reviews

Not for the easily depressed

[ejayb-92924 · 7/10 · 26 September 2021]

Good acting and a compelling story but just a horrible situation where those in authority are unrelentingly corrupt and life offers few chances for improvement. Missed the humour referred to by others. Found myself rooting for the protagonists more and more but would have liked to see some tenderness if not actual expressions of love.

Overdose on a Crimeless Thriller

[joker_hahahahahahahahahahahahaha · 10/10 · 16 April 2020]

An exposé into the beating heart of Silicon Valley, this film loads a bullet into the chamber with your name on it the second you become too smart for your own good. A series of interconnected human decisions define our characters while blurring the line between protagonist and anti-hero. With every character living on the frontier of time, this gripping story leaves its viewers in the dark until they are begging to break night.

Exciting Crime Drama

[jtiefermann · 10/10 · 18 January 2018]

Gritty story with an emotional heart - peppered with humor and sex to glue the viewer to the screen. Looking forward to watching again.

good crime film

[gaylemattern1 · 10/10 · 17 January 2018]

This was a very good crime film, gritty, well written and well directed. The dialogue was especially good, and made the characters come alive, even the minor ones.

Good Role for Jared Abrahamson / "Banshee" Sensibility

[chezdanny · 8/10 · 19 January 2018]

Good role for Jared Abrahamson from Netflix "Travelers" series, and other actors are well cast, too. Has a "Banshee" sensibility in terms of script and the use of SF Bay Area locations. Definitely worth checking out.

Gritty and comedic romp..but thriller!

[barbarabarrielle · 10/10 · 5 March 2018]

Turns, twists, suspense, safecracking, jokecracking, drugs, nudity sex, shooting...loved the surprises and shock ending. Jared Abrahamson perfect!

Susenseful and Full of Grit

[jtiefermann · 10/10 · 20 January 2018]

Love the safecracking stuff. Nice to see a crime drama with an interesting emotional heart. Love the characters - funny and scary at the same time. Kept me glued to the screen. Great movie peppered with just the right balance of violence, humor and sex. Highly recommend.

Better than expected

[steeleronaldr · 9/10 · 12 June 2023]

I admit that after watching "Finding A Family" also starring Jared Abrahamson, I was wanting to see him in something else. After seeing him in this movie I have to say he's a gifted actor who hasn't been offered that breakout role yet. Here he plays a safe cracker who severed time and now wants out but is lured into one more job. Against crooked cops, his girlfriend we wants back and old dealers to deal with makes running away from the past hard.

It's a well written, well acted and casted good but it offers a few needless characters that do nothing for the story. The humor part I really didn't see with an occasion of one scene I didn't even giggle. The dramatic aspect is super with loads of dialogue and some pretty violent scenes. It is however a low budget movie that doesn't show the low budget feel meaning the direction was top notch.

What got me by surprise is very few characters smoke despite the heavy drug use. The relationship between Jimmy and Louly could have been better or showed more than one main scene. The crime bosses with their heavies could have been better and the 2 cops throughout the movie just wasn't that convincing to me. Other than that it's a good movie.

I have it 9 stars as I thought the acting at times was flat and the story seems to wander at times. When 2 black characters come in it makes you wonder where they fit into the story. I could of had that extra punch to give it that push but remains on safe mode. Could I recommend it, well I would play it safe and let this be as this type of movie isn't everyone's fort.