Rod Stewart's songs were played throughout the transitions of the segments. Oh well, jokes aside, this film's title is actually pretty amazing, and certainly better than the film itself, which isn't to say that this film isn't enjoyable, because it is ultimately a film reasonably worth sitting through, but boy, do you have to sit for a long while. |. Von Trier takes a realist approach with this film, attempting to restrain considerable inspiration and tightness in his storytelling in order to plunge you deeper into this world on a deliberate and human level, when really, the film simply comes off as boring and rather arrogant, partially because the illusion of humanity through non-flashy storytelling is, well, a flawed and pretty pretentious method that can't work if you put minimal effort into storytelling, but also because the film's visual style is distinctly cinematic, seeing as how it's so distinctly amateur. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. With Breaking The Waves, director Lars von Trier fashions an often disturbing tale of the singular power of love. Sign up here. 2.5/5 - Fair. Von Trier may put his characters and the viewer through the ringer, yet his empathy toward both is unmistakable. Sometimes I don't even have to tell him about it. | Rating: 4.5/5, February 14, 2001 Don’t worry, it won’t take long. |, September 7, 2011 I don't know what he's so worried about, because, I don't know about you guys, but if Emily Watson ever looks at me, I think that my ability to fear will peak, because she's got some crazy eyes. Copyright © Fandango. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Don't have an account? Zentropa Entertainments, Coming Soon, Regal Lars von Trier's under-inspired direction really does drag this film down considerably, yet would have dragged it down further were it not for the fact that the story upon which this film lazily focuses isn't tainted terribly by faulty execution, and is worthy enough for you to be hard pressed to not be a little bit interested. Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming, The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies, All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More. |, September 1, 2009 Overall, the film is immensely overdrawn, with near-endless redundant and repetitious material dragging the film down, while Lars von Trier's overly steady, limp and even rather arrogant direction, combined with Robby Müller's overstylized and bland cinematography, dulls the film down and distances its emotional resonance, until the final product finds itself crawling along as underwhelming, though not to the point of eventually collapsing as anything less than decent, as a consistent degree of engagement value goes spawned from a worthy story, brought to life by a myriad of inspired performances, with Stellan Skarsgård delivering a mostly restrained but ultimately piercing performance, and a then-newcoming Emily Watson delivering a consistently powerful lead performance that makes for a strong debut and helps greatly in making "Breaking the Waves" (Man, that title is awesome) an ultimately watchable and generally engaging drama, regardless of its being tainted by its own ambitions. Emily Watson delivered an Oscar worthy performance in this disturbing love story between a psychologically troubled yet deeply religious young woman and her husband who was paralyzed in an accident at work. | Rating: 2.5/5 | Fresh (50) Well, sure enough, this film takes its sweet time, of which, it appears to have plenty, as much of the padding in this film is very considerable, with overdrawn scenes of nothingness and immense repetition being found, not here and there, but almost throughout the film, and it really slows down the film's momentum, if it had any to begin with. Breaking the Waves 1996 Movie Emily Watson & Stellan Skarsgård. |, February 22, 2019 Lucky Red, February 26, 2018 The film is so limp so frequently, to where it could never be bad, but not likely to be good either, yet what keeps this film from collapsing is the worthiness of its story and the engrossing intensity in the performances, particularly that of Emily Watson, whose heart-wrenching portrayal of a disturbed and perhaps - nay - decidedly too committed romantic carries this film and marked the debut of a strong talent who can help in making messy projects such as these to state of being generally worth the watch. | Rotten (9). His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.\r \r Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. Definately not what I was expecting from a film about Moses, but hey, Lars von Trier is nothing if not unconventional... or a little messed up in the head. |, April 18, 2017 Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Based on the title, this film really does sound like it could be either a Moses film or an Asian kung-fu film, but either way, both subject matters promise a really, really long film. Hey, after a while of sitting through this film, you too will be hoping for a dumb shift in events like that, just so that something would happen. Now, the performances aren't consistently sparkling, yet they are consistently impressive, with the leads having more than a few very high high spots in their engrossing performances. I loved the acting, I thought both Watson and Skarsgard deserved Oscar. |, May 12, 2001 The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. It is curious to see how Lars von Trier uses a number of plot elements and devices that could be simply considered too hard to buy and more appropriate in a soap opera, and yet he manages to make everything so touching and genuinely devastating, with a powerful performance by Emily Watson. Watch Breaking the Waves 1996 in full HD online, free Breaking the Waves streaming with English subtitle As for leading lady Emily Watson, for her debut role, she, on the other hand, is consistently presented material and consistent in not letting that go to waste, as her Bess McNeill is a disturbed but well-intentioned soul suffering from overwhelming fear and tainted by her own overwhelming affections, which she shall put to the test by placing herself through many self-destructive struggles and challenges, and watching Watson portray such a layered and disturbed character with such raw emotional intensity and believability truly is an experience that's both heartbreaking and rewarding. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. The film's storytelling methods are certainly unique, to a certain extent, yet they are also naturally flawed, and unless they're compensated for, they can ruin, if not just plain destroy a film, and sure enough, this film collapses as not simply underwhelming, but just plain boring, and that's death for certain films of this type. | Rating: A