This Movie Is BrokenRated 14 Accompaniment (Coarse Language, Substance Abuse) ~ Runs 87 minutes
Dir.: Bruce MacDonald, Canada, 2010
Greg Calderone, Georgina Reilly, Kerr Hewitt, Stephen McHattie
Digital projection.
“Bruce McDonald is on a roll. First, he turned the zombie movie on its head with Pontypool, and now he’s bringing that same inventive spirit to This Movie Is Broken, his take on the traditional concert film. Unfolding on one lazy, hazy July day in Toronto, This Movie Is Broken centres on a free outdoor gig by indie supergroup Broken Social Scene. The concert footage on display is intimate and pure documentary, but McDonald has chosen to give the audience two movies in one, weaving in a fictional narrative amongst the band’s rousing live numbers... The storyline proves to be gentle as a summer breeze, and every bit as romantic as a Broken Social Scene song. Twentysomething Bruno wakes up in the morning and pinches himself to make sure he really did consummate his relationship with his longtime friend Caroline the night before. The one hitch in this budding affair is that Caroline is heading to school in Paris the next day, leaving Bruno with 24 hours to make a lasting impression by staging the perfect date. Egged on by his savvy buddy Blake, Bruno promises to score backstage passes for Caroline’s favourite band (i.e. BSS) before the day is through... This Movie Is Broken sneaks up on you, gradually growing more affecting... This Movie Is Broken is handsomely shot, and as with many of McDonald’s recent pictures, there’s a playful experimentation at work. The movie often feels like a collage, meandering away from its main narrative to savour random images... This may sound precious, but This Movie Is Broken never feels that way. McDonald’s artier flourishes are subtle and always serve a purpose he’s using the images to give an impression of the characters and the music.” - Lee Ferguson, CBC
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