Breakaway

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Breakaway

PG-13

2011

1h 41m

Comedy

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A young man is torn between his traditional Indo-Canadian family expectations and his dreams of playing hockey.

Kate Taylor

Globe and Mail

With a script credited to five writers including its star Vinay Virmani, it is a movie that keeps skating madly off in different directions and desperately needs more coaching than director Robert Lieberman provides.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 30, 2011

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

[A] pleasant timewaster, which has a good cast but a not-so-good script.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 30, 2011

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

There are no surprises here, with father-son crisis and reconciliation, scaled-down quasi-Bollywood production numbers and the climactic big game all arriving on cue.

Sep 20, 2011

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

It's amazing that a country which professes to love hockey makes such lame movies about the sport.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 31, 2021

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Louis Proyect

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Much better than the other reviews reflect. A feel-good entertainment that sheds light on the misunderstood but heroic Sikh peoples. Now available on Netflix streaming, see for yourself and don't rely on the critics.

Jul 13, 2013

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Kevin Williamson

Jam! Movies

The shakiest scenes in Breakaway, a hockey-meets-Bollywood mash-up about skating Sikh-Canadians, occur on the ice. Take that for what you will. The rest of this nimbly-paced but routinely-plotted sports fable is tolerably more entertaining.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 30, 2011

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Don't rely on the negative critical reviews, if you are a hockey fan, you will enjoy this movie, it's a nice breezy canadian movie based on a Canadian sport.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

OK I have been wanting another fun hockey movie for what seems like a decade. Reasons I love this movie. 1. The hockey scenes are fun and the people can actually play a little. 2. There is a legit choreographed Bollywood style ice skating dance dream sequence that is hilarious. 3. A random Drake cameo because Canada. 4. It helps open hockey to more cultures and in turn a learned a little more about Sikh head wraps and a sport Kabaddi. 5. I liked the family focused story. (I didn't care for Goon) 6. There is a sweet obligatory Bollywood video at the end that includes the cast and ..... Ludacris which is fun & hilarious. 7. The whole movie is well put together with a cohesive story that is both creative and enjoyable. My only complaint is that I didn't see this movie sooner...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Horrible. Watched for free and still feel ripped off. Would have burned down the theater had I bought a ticket.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Frances H

I wanted to like this movie, but I found myself being more bored than not. The figure skating and music numbers were lively, but otherwise the charm of it's inspiration, Bend It Like Beckham, was just missing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/17/13

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Audience Member

Not at all unwatchable or without charm, but I can't help feeling this movie was trying to recreate the successes of ,"Bend It Like Beckham" only in this movie the male lead is an Indian Canadian who plays hockey (not a young Indian British girl who plays soccer). They even have the same actor reprising his role as the uncompromising, traditional Indian father! Lightweight and predictable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Predictable and uncomplicated. A fun little romantic comedy with a wonderful bollywood ice dance scene. A humorous exploration of Indo-Canadian culture clash.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Synopsis

A young man is torn between his traditional Indo-Canadian family expectations and his dreams of playing hockey.

Director: Robert Lieberman
Screenwriter: Noel S. Baker, Jeff Schechter, Vinay Virmani, Matt Simmons
Production Co: Caramel Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 24, 2012
Runtime: 1h 41m