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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Graham Picks Up the Pieces of 'Broken' Life |
| A dense psychological drama that packs a walloping punch in a short hour and a half, Alan White's "Broken" is a testament to anyone who has ever been caught at an unfortunate crossroads in life, forced to look back at all the wrong exits taken.
Heather Graham is Hope, a transplant from Cleveland stuck at a dead-end job as a waitress in a dive of a diner on the outskirts of Los Angeles. A struggling musician not completely given up on scoring her big break, the transgressions and evils that have colored her past come back and stare her dead in the face in one harrowing night before her shift ends at 6 a.m., forcing her to face the beasts within and struggle to free herself of them for good. Chief among her tormentors is Will, her ex-boyfriend portrayed by Jeremy Sisto. Through flashbacks it is shown why Hope allowed herself to fall in love and trust him implicitly, leaving herself open to manipulation and heroin addiction. Fed up with the wasted days, she refuses to let her life slip by as a slave to the drugs, and has asked him to keep away so that she may restore harmony in her life. Other demons to confront Hope flow like wine in the form of customers she waits on. A pair of junkies objectifies her and switches focus to her addiction, while a brooding, mysterious woman sits on her stool perched and observant, clearly the product of broken dreams and grave bodily abuse - possibly an indicator of what Hope could become. Vulgar record executives come in with their budding new starlets flanked by emaciated musicians, only to order side salads and insist not on yogurt but "soygurt." A brazen middle-aged woman even makes a sales pitch of sorts to Hope, soliciting her "services" to high-powered clientele - notably record executives - reminding her that there is only "a finite amount of time in a young woman's life when the cards are in her favor." It does not help that an ecstasy-ridden young girl wanders in with two unscrupulous men at either side, asking help of Hope when can barely help herself. As she puts it, the circumstances of Hope's night are quickly beginning to resemble a "freak show." Little does she know that Will is about to rear his ugly head again, unwilling to let her escape from his grasp again. Graham has a well-defined power that is subtle and dignified. Those only aware of her work in mainstream box office comedies need only sit through a few minutes of "Broken" to see it evidenced - she is not merely a pretty accessory to Mike Myers or Steve Martin, but a rich talent capable of becoming a story's centrifugal force. She injects her character with humanity, turning Hope into an everywoman the audience can empathize with. Sisto, who may run the risk of becoming typecast if he continues to portray intense, jealous types as he did in the late Adrienne Shelley's penultimate "Waitress" last year opposite Keri Russell, is also highly impressive as he embodies Will's one-track mind. With every fiber of his being consumed by winning back Hope's trust, Will becomes difficult for the viewer to dismiss, immediately holding a mirror up Hope's struggle to rid him from her life in order to get it back on track. Michael A. Goorjan and Tess Harper turn in praiseworthy supporting turns, helping transform an ordinary diner into a virtual nexus of Hope's universe. It is a universe where her hopes and dreams collide head on with her deepest fears and basest desires, all ensconced in blue - a chilly, cyanotic, neon blue. Even the name of the diner itself is The Blue Star. It's not the stuff of large box office grosses or coveted statuettes, but "Broken" deserves its place on the shelf. Moody and engaging, the messages delivered through its protagonist are universal and ring true. To move on, the past must be confronted, the slate wiped clean. |
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