Review of Breaking the Waves (2014) by Shanena R — 11 Oct 2007

This is the Best Movie ever one of my favorites for Lars, breaking all fim rules and still able to draw its audience.. Love it casting was amazing too!!!!!!!!!

This review of Breaking the Waves (2014) was written by Shanena R on 11 Oct 2007.

Breaking the Waves has generally received positive reviews.

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By Eric H (2,898) on 11 Dec 2014

I say it's Lars Von Trier's best, but I don't entirely trust that evaluation since its complications (its 'hiccups') are far more internal…

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By Jake Z (107) on 21 Apr 2015

It's cruel, it's sad, it's unshakably powerful. One of Lars Von Trier's ultimate classics…

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By Nir E (56) on 24 Jun 2015

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By Cameron H (305) on 08 Mar 2016

I could only watch this brutal film in sections, sometimes with a day or two in between. At the end, I felt physically ill…

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By Emily A (464) on 15 Jan 2016

To have your fucking soul ripped out by. Top 5 performances ever by Emily Watson…

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By Jamie B (987) on 22 Aug 2015

Emily Watson was sensational. I love movies like this that just beg for discussion…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 17 Apr 2014

Issues of faith, devotion, sexuality and divine intervention are at the center of this daring and provocative piece that placed writer-director…

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By Christopher Long (186) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 02 Aug 2014

Both a ferocious love story and a tale of the triumph of vital individual faith over ossified and corrupt organized religion…

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By Pablo G (434) on 20 Oct 2014

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