Dumbfounded. How this film ever got funding is beyond belief. Since the CBC was involved in the it's production, I guess I helped pay (with my tax dollars) for this film and for that I am truly sorry.
I enjoyed Bend It Like Beckham (a similar film), I like Russell Peters (saw him live when his tour came through Ontario) and I like Indian films (Delhi Belly is one I loved), but Breakaway has the cheesiest dialogue, very poor acting, weak plot and some of the worst hockey I have ever seen. The only laugh I had in the whole movie was a scene were the main character Rajveer is alone on the ice in a dimly lit arena skating laps through a slight fog. The scene cuts to a waste-up shot of Rajveer skating and I burst out laughing. It's so obvious that Vinay Virmani is not skating(it looks like he has never skated).
Don't believe the reviews that gave this film any praise. They obviously have a financial interest in the film.
I enjoyed Bend It Like Beckham (a similar film), I like Russell Peters (saw him live when his tour came through Ontario) and I like Indian films (Delhi Belly is one I loved), but Breakaway has the cheesiest dialogue, very poor acting, weak plot and some of the worst hockey I have ever seen. The only laugh I had in the whole movie was a scene were the main character Rajveer is alone on the ice in a dimly lit arena skating laps through a slight fog. The scene cuts to a waste-up shot of Rajveer skating and I burst out laughing. It's so obvious that Vinay Virmani is not skating(it looks like he has never skated).
Don't believe the reviews that gave this film any praise. They obviously have a financial interest in the film.