Breaking Point (2009)

"Breaking Point" is a dramatic tale of corruption and self-realization, in which one man has to overcome a deep seeded conspiracy and his own lingering past in order to gain the redemption ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeff Celentano

Writer:

Vincent Campanella (screenplay)

Stars:

Tom Berenger, Busta Rhymes, Armand Assante

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Berenger	...	Steven Luisi
Busta Rhymes	...	Al Bowen
Armand Assante	...	Marty Berlin
Musetta Vander	...	Celia Hernandez
Frankie Faison	...	Judge Green
Sticky Fingaz	...	Richard Allen (as Kirk 'Sticky Fingaz' Jones)
Curtiss Cook	...	Byron Young
Devin Ratray	...	Kevin
Quisha Saunders	...	Tanya
Robert LuPone	...	Frank Donnelly
Dyron Holmes	...	Gregory Fixx
Robert Capelli Jr.	...	Det. Howard
Craig muMs Grant	...	Buster Biggs (as muMs da Schemer)
James Staszkiel	...	Detective Flynn (as Jim 'Whisper' Staszkiel)
David Conley	...	Father

Storyline

"Breaking Point" is a dramatic tale of corruption and self-realization, in which one man has to overcome a deep seeded conspiracy and his own lingering past in order to gain the redemption he desires. Steven Luisi (Tom Berenger), a once prominent criminal defense attorney is attempting to come back to the profession after a struggle with drug addiction and a family tragedy. Steven stumbles into a complex, high profile murder case. Against his better judgment, he takes on the case that will eventually lead him down a path that brings him face to face with his own demons. While trying to solve the case Steven teams up with an ex-athlete turned gang member, Richard "Beanz" Allen. The two develop a fast friendship. Together they seek to reveal the truth and bring about justice in the court and on the street. Steven and Allen go head to head with the murderous Bowen (Busta Rhymes), a vicious Gang leader and Steven's old drug dealer. With Allen's help, Steven discovers that there are deep ...

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Plot Keywords:

defense attorney | gang leader | gang member | conspiracy | murder | 

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Taglines:

In the deep shadows of justice, redemption is the only light

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Order of Redemption

Filming Locations:

Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Evolving Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Nope, pretty bad.

Flickers of sophistication. Otherwise, too long, too sentimental, too unselfconsciously overplayed. Berenger almost pulls off the sympathetic broken man character, but without enough cheap action to prop him up, he pretty much melts into the part. The premise is stock standard enough that a brainless monkey should be able to make a movie around it, but the script is so unbelievable, and oddly structured (moments of grainy flashback flicker sporadically through the plot, gradually advancing an all too obvious and predictable back story), with characters introduced in tossed-off, sitcom-ish scenes, never to reappear again, that its hard to get through more than a scene or two without groaning. Still, there are flares of inspiration - or rather, imitation with skill. But they are transitory moments - literally. As my first English teacher said when she was looking for something nice to say about one of my essays: "Good transitions!"