Broken Sky
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Movie Reviews of Broken Sky
Movie Review: A Film for Those Who Love Films
Summary: 4 Stars
Watch out! You might get hooked on this film, even if it's slow moving and requires a great deal of patience to sit through. But the images are well worth it, and the love story just might carry you through. Amazing, innovative editing. And erotic, sexual images will draw you in, if you are tuned into to two (or is it three) boys falling in love with each other, and if the boyx are as exotic looking as Jonas, Geraldo, and Sergio. As I said, you might get hooked. I have spent several evenings watching this film, getting lost in its magic. If you like excellent cinematography, this is for you.Movie Review: Simply beautiful
Summary: 4 Stars
There is something about this film that makes me want to watch it over and over again. I'm sorry this review is short, but you must watch this movie to see the intangible that can't be fully described with words.Movie Review: Enjoyable
Summary: 4 Stars
Love speaks for itself, little dialog is needed. Very well filmed and directed. A very well done, spare film.Movie Review: Sweet, beautiful story, but NOT for impatient viewers
Summary: 3 Stars
"Broken Sky" (El Cielo Dividido)(Spanish, 2006) is a story of young love between college boys. Gerardo first meets Jonas at a sports field on campus, and they are soon back at Jonas' apartment (The student accommodations seem to be much more than a dorm) having passionate sex. While the relationship heats up quickly, it begins to cool off just as fast, with Jonas turning his face away when Geraldo wants to be affectionate when they are not in bed. When it becomes clear that Jonas is obsessed with Bruno, a boy he met at a disco, Sergio moves in on Geraldo, whom he had been watching during his time with Jonas. Of course, Jonas fling with the other boy doesn't last, and he is soon pining to get back with Geraldo.
There are mixed reviews on this film, for good reason. First and foremost, it is a beautifully photographed, almost lyrical story people can relate to, featuring a very attractive cast. But the filmmaker chose to make a film devoid of almost all dialogue (Most of the Spanish dialogue, subtitled in English, consists of song lyrics and a few voiceovers), supposedly because he wanted to convey the emotions between the actions and words in a relationship. In my opinion, this pushes the film over the line from "arty" to confusing as hell for the most part, since there are no dialogue references to clarify points that are unclear. I could have also done without the director's habit of spinning the camera from one scene to the next (as if all sets were in one room), the frequent "fade to light" (which unfortunately made the subtitles unreadable), and the way this relatively simple story was stretched to an attention-straining 140 minutes. Truly, this is only for the film buff with patience who can appreciate the "message" the filmmaker was trying for, rather than the average viewer who wants to be told a story.
IMDB lists this film as having scored a PG-13 rating, which must be wrong; the film includes full male nudity and explicit simulated sex acts. DVD is listed as unrated, has chapter stops and no real other special features. I give the film three stars out of five.
Movie Review: Yawn...
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm giving two stars solely for the great cinematography. Otherwise, this is waste of over two hours. It's the simple story of an on-again-off-again romance between two college boys, one of whom is unwilling to commit. It's devoid of dialogue for the most part and it goes absolutely nowhere. Scene after scene of...well...nothing. The plot, such as it is, flashes back and forth to no real effect. It seems too much an attempt to be artsy and falls flat there as well. Thankfully, there was enough good camera work, lighting, etc. to keep me interested, but only visually. Two+ hours was just too much, though.