Break (IV) (2018) User Reviews (16)

Nice story and some good dancing too

[athunderstorm · 7/10 · 29 December 2020]

I'm a sucker for dance movies and this one didn't disappoint, except for the final scene perhaps.

The acting is good and the way the film was shot is beautiful, someone really thought about the persepctive and angles of the camera.

The characters were believable and there wasn't anything "try hard" about it, which I sometimes find in dance movies.

Some of the dance scenes were really nice, but the final choreography didn't work for me, the dance was too edited and chopped, so I couldn't really see what the dancing was supposed to be.

On the whole I think the story of Lucie and Vincent was more prominent than the dancing, but that's alright by me, since the acting and story was so nice.

Definitely worth a watch!

One of the better dance based movies I've seen

[acreativeforce · 7/10 · 22 January 2021]

Unlike many dance focused movies, this was complete with excellent dancing, believable acting, and good character development.

I wish more American dance movies had the realism Break has.

Both leads were very good. What is extremely rare is that their acting and dancing stand on their own. So many dancers of this caliber have trouble being believable as straight actors, but they are the exception.

I recognized the female lead, Sabrina Ouazani from a cute French Series called the Hookup Plan. Had no idea she was a dancer! She is adorable and hilarious in the Hookup Plan, so I figured there was nothing to lose by checking this movie out. What a nice surprise!

The male lead, Keven Mischel is absolutely exceptional. There is a scene where he is dancing on his own and IT IS RIVETING. I have never seen someone move like that and I have seen a plethora of dancers of all styles. He has his own language and it is quite special. And with all that, he is a very, very good actor. So rare to be at that high of a level at both disciplines. Interested in seeing him dance more. He is OUTSTANDING.

For anyone that enjoys gifted and special break dancers, this is not to be missed. There are some break/hip hop dancers that have supporting roles that are also well worth watching.

I would rate this higher if the story line wasn't lacking just a little in a couple places, especially in the beginning.

Boring...

[RosanaBotafogo · 6/10 · 5 November 2022]

Lucie, a dancer, has an accident. When she wakes up from her coma, she and her partner begin training for a dance performance. Along the way, she begins looking for her father, a path that could lead her to a life-changing love.

The opening scenes of dancing in the air, hanging from the building with ropes, beautiful and delicate, risky, falsely led me to believe that it would be a different film about dance, a big mistake, taking the trauma of the protagonist aside, the film rowed to nowhere, swam and died on the beach, boring, I lost interest in less than 15 minutes, but I went to the end, like a good cinephile, #SQN...

More of a drama than a musical

[OneAnjel · 6/10 · 25 February 2022]

In Nflix's usual fashion, they don't bother to tell you it's a French film. It does have English audio but once I figured out it was dubbed I switched to the original French. This film is not complex enough to worry about large paragraphs of subtitles and the original voices are nicer (although the voice actors did a great job), plus French sounds so beautiful. I felt the film was quite slow and without much substance. There were too many long moments, to show emotion, that were inappropriate, especially while trying out for a big dance production. The lead actors were clearly not real dancers and those scenes were just part of the story as opposed to offering the viewer a wonderful performance. The camera chops up the visual too much in the effort to hide the fact these 2 can't really dance well. Their dancing was so filled with effort and clumsiness. The really great dancing was extremely limited but at least 2 fun break-dance battles with good choreography. This is not a dance film, it's just a drama about 2 dancers with personal challenges that manage to meet. But it is very romantic in the parts. There's a really beautiful song near the end (tourner la page essayer de vivre ) - it's called Vivre by Slimane.

Dance

[kosmasp · 7/10 · 13 January 2021]

See what I did there? I added a word to the title and the result is ... well what the movie is about (?). That is more or less, because this is not just about dancing. It is about freedom and it is about love too. Things to be expected many probably will say and yes this is predictable to a degree at least. Still the drama is very well drawn out and the story makes sense.

Our main character has flaws as has her love interest. Drama as some might call it (all will call it?). But you need that to make an enticing viewing and movie. The dance scenes, the other very important factor here, are very well choreographed and incorperated into the dramatical structure of the movie. If you are into dance movies, this will tickle your excitement bone ...

Was expecting breakdancing

[max_g-30350 · 4/10 · 16 February 2021]

I was under the impression this movie was about breakdancing... It is not. It is however about dancing, stage performance, and i must admit it does contain some impressive dancing, especially the breakdancing, the stage performance is cool too... But it is not breakdancing.

This whole movie is about a dancer who has to make a stage performance for a... Thing... Anyway she goes to some city, and is inspired by breakdancing, and sets out to get a teacher. They have 3 weeks to make a performance, so they focus on making it unique... Which is funny because the movie is not. Unique that is.

The movie has weird pacing, it feels offbeat, the then story feels off too, it lacks motivation and emotion, you never really get a feel for the character or why they are pressuring this goal.

The goal that is set to be the ultimate goal is then defeated, to be replaced by a new goal... combined with the sup plot and drama.... So it all kinda feels ruched because it all has to happen in only 1 hour and 37 minutes

All in all i was left a bit disappointed by the lack of actual breakdancing and unfocused due to pacing. I did enjoy some of the movie, some of it was cool.

BAD

[fjoci-54805 · 1/10 · 5 May 2019]

Sorry but this film is very bad . Story is very bad also.

Breathtakingly beautiful ending

[wendamailt · 9/10 · 10 December 2020]

I really loved this movie The choreography at the Beginning and at the End of the movie were very VERY beautiful!!! The feelings!!! Especially at the end of the movie. Breathtaking!!

A touching story

[maxleibs · 9/10 · 8 September 2019]

I loved the storyline. And the variety of dancing types really made this movie a delight to watch. This is a great French speaking movie. I watched with English subtitles.

Great movie! Definitely worth watching

[mihaela-91659 · 10/10 · 1 May 2019]

Okay so I usually don't leave reviews but this movie. Omg. Everything is perfect, from plot, to soundtrack, actors, literally everything!

To see absolutely

[laeticiatrochet · 10/10 · 23 February 2019]

This film is incredible a real blow of heart for this one! It is both touching and awesome dance scenes! To see and to revisit without end!!

Worth it if you can find it!

[AdelaDeOtero · 8/10 · 3 August 2018]

I leave in French-speaking Switzerland so it wasn't difficult for me to watch this film in the cinema. I was entranced by the story, the characters, the music, the dancing... it went by quickly even though it was my first French language movie without subtitles! Stromae and his song deserve a special mention, but the actors playing the two main characters also do a fantastic job. I'm being vague about the plot because I think the less you know about it, the better: suffice it to say that it's a drama, that it features dancing (different styles) and that it packs a punch. Don't miss it!

I love this movie

[juliatamburro · 10/10 · 1 August 2018]

An incredible movie! It deserves to be seen a lot ! The story and the characters are fantastic ! A lot of emotions !

Don't miss it

[morganequiguer · 8/10 · 9 September 2018]

I went to see "Break" and director (Marc Fouchard) did a beautiful job on the movie. All plans are beautiful and the light is really amazing. The scene of Battle is really splendidt! And my crush goes to the intro scene ... which is poetic and just sublime.

Overwhelmingly emotional!

[eftychiamitropoulou · 10/10 · 21 April 2021]

Without being anything particularly special in terms of story-writing, the simplicity of its plot, the chemistry between the two leads,amazing dancing and a very beautiful, emotionally overwhelming ending, made this film the best dance-related movie I have seen so far!

Beautifully Romantic

[foyogoa · 10/10 · 21 February 2021]

I'm a sucker for romantic films. My favorites in the genre all contain at least one scene which is heartwarming, unique, memorable, and feels timeless. This movie has several moments which are nether-region-clinchingly cute!