...for most of the right reasons, anyway. Strong casting of the leads, neither of whom I'd heard of but both had a chemistry with each other that built throughout the flick. Supporting cast wasn't bad. Wasn't really notable either but did the job. As far as rich-girl/poor-girl and tourist/townie angles this one tackles both in a believable way, and for the first half of the film things are assembled in a believable manner. Things start to go off the rails after that, and your suspension of disbelief will be tested. Where I think there is value to be milked is the depth of both lead characters and their idiosyncrasies. This is a story about lives crossing at an (in)opportune moment, so what if later in their (now) adult lives they meet again, and perhaps they have to deal with the things they know about each other?
What Breaks the Ice
2020
Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
What Breaks the Ice
2020
Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Plot summary
A coming of age thriller about two 15-year-old girls, Sammy and Emily, who hark from different worlds but strike up a quick and deep friendship. But what should be the best summer of their lives takes an unexpected turn when they become accidental accomplices in a fatal crime.
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October 01, 2021 at 10:42 AM
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A movie begging for a sequel...
[3.6] Sometimes ice is good
A complete nothingness of a movie with nothing to root for, nothing to remember besides very dark screen at night and bright one at day with sad, sad, sad faces. It's not even depressing, it's a compote of psychology, girls in their twenties who look like thirties and so much slow-paced edited cuts that after a while you just see the colors of the photographies, their clothes, furnitures, asphalt and trees.
Glad that it wasn't made as a mini series.
- Screenplay/story: 3
- Development: 6
- Realism: 4.5
- Entertainment: 2
- Acting: 4
- Filming/photography/cinematography: 4.5
- Visual/special effects: 4
- Music/score: 5.5
- Depth: 5
- Logic: 4
- Flow: 1.5
- Drama: 2
- Ending: 1.
The last 40 minutes ruins it
It's a great first hour of character building and acting. Super enjoyable drama and coming of age story. Once they introduce the lady detective the movie turns into a flaming pile of poop.
Why do writers want to force emotion and drama and use bad premises to do it. It's just crap man. The 2 lead actors are great and the first hour is also, but the last third ruin the entire movie and I can't give it a good rating. The end.