Review of Breaking (2022) by Carlelmore — 24 Nov 2022

John Boyega is a great job and this story should be told but I wish the presentation was more creative.

This review of Breaking (2022) was written by Carlelmore on 24 Nov 2022.

Breaking has generally received mixed reviews.

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