Sequence Break

2016

1 hr. 20 min.

Horror

Sci-Fi

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78%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

44%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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A reclusive video arcade technician experiences bizarre biomechanical mutations and hallucinations when a mysterious new arcade machine appears in his shop.

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Para ser una pelicula de infimo presupuesto de Graham Skipper, lo cierto es que tecnicamente no esta nada mal e incluso su historia, aunque escrita bastante mal, es interesante y se ven algunas ideas de bastante merito. Lamentablemente la direccion de actores es bastante horrible, y casi parece "moñecos" escupiendo lineas que ningun ser humano diria normalmente. TIene sus meritos no lo niego.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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I really didn't understand this movie, ie how did we get to the conclusion that was presented. How does it make sense? I've tried searching for explanations online but can only find reviews that talk about its ambiguousness. The acting is pretty solid and the visuals/score are great. Its a fun watch for most of the movie before it gets totally weird and confusing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Williamson is good, but there just isn’t much here that hasn’t been seen before and done better.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/18

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For a low budget D list horror movie Sequence Break does offer some interesting ideas. It takes ideas from Tron, the matrix, and other similar films. It's a movie with some creative ideas. It's just a shame they're not utilized here. As a result sequence break almost feels like a student film. It's extremely low budget, with bland repeated sets, bad acting, bad dialogue , and bad camera work. Another words, it's bad all around. With a bigger budget and some experienced people behind and in front of the camera this might have been something really special.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/27/18

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For a low budget D list horror movie Sequence Break does offer some interesting ideas. It takes ideas from Tron, the matrix, and other similar films. It's a movie with some creative ideas. It's just a shame they're not utilized here. As a result sequence break almost feels like a student film. It's extremely low budget, with bland repeated sets, bad acting, bad dialogue , and bad camera work. Another words, it's bad all around. With a bigger budget and some experienced people behind and in front of the camera this might have been something really special.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/27/18

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I really wanted to say that I liked this film, but you have to look at the same boring sets, with the most dull lighting. And while the love story part is kinda interesting, it overshadows the main plot of the film( but it feels like a sub plot). Every now and then we get a cool effect but its very far and few and it just never goes far enough to be memorable. Also, we never actually see what the game is like example for the few seconds we see it. Along with that, we never find out what is so wrong with the game and why people are going crazy. But Ill admit, its does get really entertaining(but that might be because the lighting changes from grey to literally anything else) and the soundtrack is pretty great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Graham Skipper

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Audrey Wasilewski

Audrey

Chase Williamson

Oz

Fabianne Therese

Tess

Lyle Kanouse

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John Dinan

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A slimy and squishy experience that would have been even stronger with a more concise critique on technology.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 6, 2021

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

Sequence Break has multiple themes and influences all layering in a way that creates an interesting story that digs deep into the psyche of its lead and doesn't give everything away or explain everything.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 17, 2020

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Joey Keogh

Wicked Horror

Sequence Break is an inspired, skin-crawlingly unnerving and attention-grabbing debut.

Rated: 9/10

Oct 4, 2019

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Andrew Wyatt

The Lens

The performances are clunky as heck, and a late-game story swerve feels like a failed, Hail Mary attempt to save the film from its own shapeless, repetitive, and nonsensical plot.

Rated: D+

Dec 7, 2018

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Patrick Bromley

Daily Dead

A film with some big ideas about generational malaise presented in the guise of a Cronenbergian body horror-a comparison Skipper willfully leans into, borrowing heavily from the great Videodrome, only swapping out arcade games for television.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 2, 2018

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Molly Henery

The Blogging Banshee

Sequence Break is a surreal scifi-horror mashup that manages to be both unsettling and beautiful all at once.

Rated: 8.5/10

Nov 2, 2018

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Synopsis

A reclusive video arcade technician experiences bizarre biomechanical mutations and hallucinations when a mysterious new arcade machine appears in his shop.

Director: Graham Skipper
Executive Producer: Sarah Dandashy, Jennifer Gilley, Roger Gilley
Screenwriter: Graham Skipper
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2020

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