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Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

1996
Drama
2h 39m
Set in a religious community in the north of Scotland, where a seemingly naive young woman named Bess McNeil (Emily Watson) meets and falls in love with Danish oil-rig worker Jan (Stellan Skarsgaard). Bess and Jan are deeply in love, but Bess finds it difficult to cope when her husband is away on the rig.

Directed by:

Lars von Trier

Screenwriter:

Lars von Trier, Peter Asmussen

Starring:

Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, Emily Watson, Jean-Marc Barr, Katrin Cartlidge, Adrian Rawlins, Sandra Voe, Mikkel Gaup, Roef Ragas, Jonathan Hackett, Phil McCall, Robert Robertson

Genre:

Drama

Countries:

Denmark, France, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden

Language:

English
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1996
Drama
2h 39m
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djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
99
99th
On fidelity. It is in my opinion, and in a very strange way, an updating of Wagner's TANNHÄUSER. The protagonist is no longer Tannhäuser but Elisabeth, and von Trier asks what her fate would be in a contemporary world which has largely abandoned the problem of fidelity in favour of a calculating rationality blind to the necessity of incalculability. Von Trier's intensely calculated plot is in fact dedicated (to the very threshold of irony) to incalculable love. A singular achievement.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 27 Feb 2013
9
90th
As if from Mars, Bess has opened the hatch doors of her spaceship and landed on planet Earth, giving a kind man the gift of unconditional love. Unfortunately here on planet Earth, unconditional love does not work all that well for her, and the entire movie chronicles the clash between Bess' alien disposition and planet Earth's reality. The dramatic irony of it all might irk those looking for something less theatrical and more "subtle", but I feel that would defeat the purpose of the story.
Rated 27 Feb 2013
bitch_alertBitch Alert
Rated 19 Sep 2008
100
97th
A haunting yet surprisingly hopeful - at least if you look at the final scene - film by the 'sceptic atheist' that is Lars von Trier. Emily Watson delivers the performance of the decade.
Rated 19 Sep 2008
p_u_l_pP u l p
Rated 23 Aug 2014
92
98th
Emily Watson is... just amazing. Respect.
Rated 23 Aug 2014
neonmanNeonman
Rated 19 Oct 2010
90
92nd
I consider myself a masochistic film-watcher, but I found even this one to be tough. Mainly in the second half is just filled with this adorable and vulenrable lady being punished again and again for tenuous reasons. This may be von Trier's most emotional movie.
Rated 19 Oct 2010
tweedaleTweedale
Rated 07 Mar 2010
8
79th
An emotionally draining masterpiece, right up till the corny last shot of the church bells in heaven. Up until that moment I was completely captivated, and then in 5 silly seconds I stopped believing in the film. Up till that moment this film was a 10 all the way, with absolutely marvelous performances and dialogue. Even the use of 70s pop music doesn't seem too forced, even if it was a little Wes Anderson-ish.
Rated 07 Mar 2010
puyaPuya
Rated 07 Dec 2009
60
31st
started good,got worst and worst and what was that ending,I can usually take a little supernatural bullshit but that wasn't even appealing
Rated 07 Dec 2009
nouillesNouilles
Rated 15 Jan 2008
58
9th
Bloated, hammy and quite craptastic version of Justine. Emily deserves all the praise though.
Rated 15 Jan 2008
3names3Names
Rated 14 Aug 2007
2
0th
Here it is! The movie I've been dying to rate for Criticker. The single movie that has ever left me the most ennervated, and hating of a film director! This is the most masturbatory and narcissistic film of all times! I've come to really adore Emily Watson's work, (see her in "Punch Drunk Love"), but between her love affair with the camera, and Von Triers arbitrary sense of editting and pace, I found this movie to be torturous. TORTUROUS! I'll probably never vote lower for anything, ever.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ytadelYtadel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
1
5th
Dogme 95 is to quality filmmaking as refusing to read music is to musicianship. Sorry film buffs.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mandymandy
Rated 04 Sep 2020
8
92nd
A more palatable Lars Von Trier because of Emily Watson's beguiling performance.
Rated 04 Sep 2020
feublofeublo
Rated 15 Jun 2020
85
74th
In defining moments that contrast faith and rationale, "sacrifice" questions it's own ideological boundaries on whether one will remain true to themselves and the love they desire, or face the insufferable for a higher cost. It's chapters parallel life's unifying qualities of love and grief that embark on this same wave crashing as it reaches shore.
Rated 15 Jun 2020
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 09 Jun 2020
85
84th
A harrowing meditation on the transcendence of individual faith and goodness in the face of a dominating ideology. Special in its ability to make the viewer question the very nature of goodness by observing the force of goodness against social constructs of law and religion. Emily Watson is a force of nature here.
Rated 09 Jun 2020
k177105k177105
Rated 15 Dec 2019
100
99th
A perfectly structured ode to unreserved desire, that which solely brings bells to church and vision to love, and which makes marriage a cult of two with all its carnal and earthly extraordinariness, despite such desire’s long being a social and religious outcast and an unrecognised sacrifice in which are founded both the heaven and the earth. (Review written after rewatching at a cinema on 7 August, 2023.)
Rated 15 Dec 2019
doyler29doyler29
Rated 08 Jan 2019
100
96th
This film is ... fierce, melodramatic and uncompromising in its ambition. It's shot in a ragged, handheld style, but has beautiful static chapter headings accompanied by rock music from the 1970's (when the film is set). This is Watson's film debut, and it's a powerful performance. She's asked to portray some extreme emotions ... and to carry on conversations with God like a small child would. She, like the film itself, risks looking foolish, but is ultimately profound and devastating.
Rated 08 Jan 2019
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 19 Apr 2015
65
51st
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 11 Dec 2013
8
97th
an unabashedly manipulative film that pushes harder and harder and harder to an absolute breaking point of tragedy, all purposefully orchestrated as a celebration of love. the golden heart trilogy, which can be seen as three films about different modes and expressions of happiness, is one of cinema's greatest achievements, containing some of the most beautiful moments of pure, unadulterated emotion that art can offer. lars von trier is the director of externalising the internal heart.
Rated 11 Dec 2013
overratedoverrated
Rated 16 Aug 2013
45
39th
Fantastic central performance obviously, but I just don't like von Trier in general.
Rated 16 Aug 2013
3drevelation3dRevelation
Rated 04 Jul 2013
71
52nd
I have to applaud von Trier for making a film like this, but that doesn't mean I love it. Watson and Skarsgard are good, but Watson's character is a bit absurd. The chapter interludes with the music were a nice touch. The shaky cam was a bit annoying at the beginning.
Rated 04 Jul 2013
nepetaNepeta
Rated 17 Jan 2013
90
90th
Led by an extraordinary performance by Emily Watson and searing in its emotional intensity. A condemnation of misogyny and society's continued enforcing of the madonna-whore complex, mixed in with a telling of the passion play. To quote Chantal Akerman; "[von Trier] gives the woman a space that I don't know any filmmaker does. Because in Breaking The Waves, Emily Watson is the Christ. Which man is doing that? I don't know any man giving that space to a woman. No one."
Rated 17 Jan 2013
shewasSheWas
Rated 03 Jan 2012
7
7th
One of the biggest disappointments I've ever had.
Rated 03 Jan 2012
three-questions_ii???
Rated 26 Dec 2011
63
43rd
You can sense the glass ceiling of shallowness through it all. It's just kind of enjoyable on some Very guilty-pleasure level.
Rated 26 Dec 2011
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 26 Oct 2011
4
35th
How can a movie be so utterly, beyond stupid in one moment and brilliant in the next? The entire premise is pretty laughable and would never happen but it starts out so promising and then just ends up utter crap, not unlike another Von Trier movie, Dancer in the Dark. Watson is good, but her character is so unbelievable and unlikable that it's hard to care. Trier's inability to end his films reminds me of the 2011 Houston Texans, good for 3 quarters and then coming up short when it matters.
Rated 26 Oct 2011
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 10 Mar 2010
80
95th
Excellent.
Rated 10 Mar 2010
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 20 Oct 2009
40
27th
Intriguing at first, but very soon one gets the message and for the rest of the 2:30 hours all that is left for Trier is to flog his sacrificial lamb with ever increasing fervor, to predictably, almost ritualistically martyrize Bess by escalating her "sacrifices". Breaking the Waves is a familiar Christian sermon praising deaf and blind devotion as a virtue. Bess' self-destruction, meant to appease an unworthy spouse, is unrewarded in her life but gets her sainted by the camera.
Rated 20 Oct 2009
bownBown
Rated 11 Aug 2009
85
75th
It hurts so bad. Watson's naivety and innocence is so, so painful. von Trier's condemnation of religion and musings on God and such are all great too but really it's all about Watson. It's just gut-wrenching.
Rated 11 Aug 2009
maly-pivoMaly_pivo
Rated 02 Sep 2024
79
45th
Ok, first half is great, stunning, depicting slow decomposure of a character. the second half is schematic kitch killing the potencial. 79 percent though for a technically perfect, deep and visually beautiful piece. i have similar experience wit von Triers films in general, Idiots are an exception, where the gradation only highlights the absurdity of first half.
Rated 02 Sep 2024
sproostsproost
Rated 31 Mar 2024
70
66th
Absurdly hard to sit through, i felt like the paralyzed character at times, but at the end Von Trier pulls one of his rabbits out of the hat making me appreciate it more in hindsight. Unfitting, really, and almost distastefully kitsch but with awareness of it. A Riget-move kind of. It’s not one of my favorites by him but it’s the type of bleak art house film critics loved and will love, no doubt
Rated 31 Mar 2024
rushshirtrushshirt
Rated 24 Feb 2023
9
84th
Were it not for the stellar performances and masterful filmmaking, this apparent fall-from-grace would have come off as excessive and exploitative. Thankfully, von Trier guides his characters through a difficult journey, and the payoff is rewarding.
Rated 24 Feb 2023
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 08 Nov 2022
87
89th
It's impossible to fully write about this in the space available here, so I'll just say that this has incredible depth and complexity and characterization that covers so many topics capably. Emily Watson is incredible (she earned a Best Actress nomination). Interesting editing makes things feel a bit disjointed. The Ordetian ending is questionable and cheesy to some but worked for me and added some much needed hope at the end of what is a pretty devastating picture. At times felt Bergman-esque.
Rated 08 Nov 2022
tpbradburytpbradbury
Rated 07 Nov 2021
80
89th
Still powerful on a rewatch. Massively bleak for most of it
Rated 07 Nov 2021
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 06 Jul 2021
64
37th
Ondas do Destino estreava há 25 anos na Dinamarca. "I was determined to write a story that was so far-fetched and so full of clichés that no one could take it seriously, but of course the audience liked it. All you have to do is come up with something really stupid, and it will become a great success." Lars Von Trier, 2005. Rá! DVD Versátil.
Rated 06 Jul 2021
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 02 Jan 2021
60
36th
An amazing performance by Watson (and Cartlidge too) in a ... rather odd story. The odd cinematographic choices and some staccato editing made me start to lose focus. Emotionally draining, but something about it felt forced (especially the very last scene).
Rated 02 Jan 2021
simsorutsimsorut
Rated 22 Apr 2020
0
0th
büyük bir tutkuyla 0'ı bastım
Rated 22 Apr 2020
rurusmasherRuruSmasher
Rated 17 Apr 2020
82
42nd
The concept and some of the execution are great, but I could not connect with the main character at all, and it's not Emily Watson's fault. She is amazing with what she was given. I don't understand (or don't want to) what 'good' means to von Trier in this. I feel like even JC had a pretty healthy sense of self and boundaries, both of which Bess lacks completely. And if it's meant to be a condemnation of how women are socialised to be self-sacrificing, it fails to get that across clearly.
Rated 17 Apr 2020
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 20 Mar 2020
65
42nd
Most films should not be 160 minutes, but a sparse Dogme film especially shouldn't be 160 minutes. I dunno maybe some of the *religious allegory* is lost on me but it doesn't feel substantive enough for how long this is.
Rated 20 Mar 2020
adilekinadilekin
Rated 14 Dec 2019
77
84th
what a performance of emily watson!
Rated 14 Dec 2019
rexperadoRexperado
Rated 03 Sep 2019
89
90th
(This is going to sound lame) This film will make you believe in true love. Another masterpiece by the maestro Lars.
Rated 03 Sep 2019
oskarhuoskarhu
Rated 19 Mar 2018
82
83rd
Quite powerful in some moments, but inconsistent at times. Watson's performance is really good and the camerawork intensifies the story.
Rated 19 Mar 2018
tedditeddi
Rated 18 Aug 2016
90
97th
This film is causing an actual pain, but it's worth every second. Emotionally very strong. The acting is really impressive, Emily Watson is sublime.
Rated 18 Aug 2016
ralytoralyto
Rated 18 Jul 2016
62
18th
Von Trier movie about a very religious wife whose husband had an accident at sea that left him paralyzed. He wants her to have sex with other people (he's not quite sane after the accident and wants the best for her), which is unthinkable in a such a small god fearing town (and she doesn't really want it either). It was believable but somehow did not move me as other Von Trier movies have.
Rated 18 Jul 2016
stewballStewball
Rated 22 Jul 2015
40
8th
Huh?
Rated 22 Jul 2015
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 08 Dec 2014
88
84th
Emily Watson runs the whole movie by herself, with her incredible, multi-facted performance, which allows us to break through the somewhat taboo subject matter, and lets us feel *her* emotions throughout. The slight breaks from rural realism in the chapter markers give the film a great, near fable-like quality too. It's a shame that the film's themes are somewhat one-dimensional when it approaches the treatment of women. Additionally, the last shot of this film belabours the point far too much.
Rated 08 Dec 2014
hanabizhanihanabizhani
Rated 13 Nov 2014
91
85th
How beautiful it shows that the priests close their eyes to the innocence and decide instead of god, Deciding who goes to hell and heaven, They don't even need bells (God) for the church and that's the cause of Jan's happiness at the final sequence where the bells started to ring (The existence of God).
Rated 13 Nov 2014
caimancaiman
Rated 11 Aug 2014
83
72nd
Von Trier loves putting his leads, and his audience, through the emotional ringer. Bess' plight becomes so soul-crushingly sad that it's almost difficult to watch. But that's not all Trier's doing; Watson's performance is stunning - one of the most heartbreaking I've ever seen - and is a large factor in what makes this film so devastating. As for the ending, I liked it... up until the very last shot which I feel was one step too far over the top. But then again, that's kinda von Trier's thing.
Rated 11 Aug 2014
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 26 May 2014
90
80th
A raw and uncompromising movie that, thanks to von Trier's unsettling use of a handheld camera and Emily Watson's painfully realistic performance, leaves the viewer emotionally devastated. It's manipulative, but the best von Trier movies usually are. I adore the chapter interludes.
Rated 26 May 2014
gokseltuzungokseltuzun
Rated 28 Jan 2014
100
96th
Çok genç yaşımda izlememe raümen beni çok etkileyen bir film olmuştu, o günden beri saygı duyarım Lars abiye. -- When I was in secondary school I watched it and it was schoked for me reallt it was so strange and perfect.
Rated 28 Jan 2014
heathcliff_iiheath_cliff
Rated 12 Dec 2013
95
97th
What a script...
Rated 12 Dec 2013
navvabNavvab
Rated 12 Nov 2013
80
53rd
این ناقوسِ عزای کیست که به صدا درمی‌آید؟! نفس‌گیر, مهیب, سرشار از اندوهی آشکار و عُریا
Rated 12 Nov 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 02 Oct 2013
84
79th
84.000
Rated 02 Oct 2013
spikycactusSpikyCactus
Rated 27 Aug 2013
85
90th
Top badass moment? At Bess's wedding reception, Terry crushes a beer can. Not to be undone, her grandfather squeezes and breaks a glass in his hand. Considering this is a deeply religious guy who appeared to live in the last century, not have a sense of humour and was lukewarm at best with respect to the wedding, this did seem rather bizarre thing to do. I've no idea if it was a joke, a threat, or what? However, confounding people's expectations is badass. No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
Rated 27 Aug 2013
td888td888
Rated 12 Aug 2013
40
28th
I should stop watching drama's. Despite the high PSI I just don't enjoy it that much.
Rated 12 Aug 2013
jnsonejijnsoneji
Rated 10 Mar 2013
95
83rd
nice acting, direction, picturisation. eye opening against forced, fake religious principles of church
Rated 10 Mar 2013
hofschneiderHofschneider
Rated 06 Mar 2013
74
42nd
Despit the great performance of Watson, I can't feel it. It's way to long for what it tells... and its completly constructed. The dogma-approach just tries to hide, that Bess' character is just simple. She is not "good", she is stupid. Yes, the first 30 minutes are amazing, when the couple gets to know eachother physically, in it's childish way. But apart from that, I just wanted to shout: "Grow up!". And in the end it's just religious assholes and another dead woman in a Lars-von-Trier-movie.
Rated 06 Mar 2013
rocapeRocape
Rated 16 Dec 2012
75
36th
Bem, outro exemplo de como se filmar cenas. O jeito do Lars filmar as coisas é muito real, dá a impressão de que a cena está acontecendo em tempo real; ele com certeza decide o que filmar na hora da gravação, isso é muito legal. O enredo do filme n é dos mais interessantes, e ainda assim ele conseguiu me emocionar novamente, é um filme bastante triste e bonito, com certeza vale a pena ser assistido.
Rated 16 Dec 2012
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 13 Nov 2012
80
83rd
A haunting story about a simple minded woman trying to follow what she had been taught by her deeply religious community. When her husband is severely injured he makes demands on her which she reluctantly obeys. He demands that she sleep with other men and she slowly descends into a dark world that dangerous and unforgiving, all the while convinced that her actions will save her husband. A truly bizarre and thought provoking story.
Rated 13 Nov 2012
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 25 Oct 2012
76
75th
* Casting, Acting : 9 * Script : 7 * Directing, Aura : 9 * Ease of Viewing : 5 * Naked Eye : 8
Rated 25 Oct 2012
bolivarbolivar
Rated 03 Oct 2012
70
54th
starts of very well done and promising, only to turn into overly contrived and it feels as if von trier just put on a thick layer of everything on top of it. its too long, bess is hardly likeable, the god dialogues are silly and then it all of a sudden ends on a romantic note, cgi bells and a walking jan. wtf? this movie failed to do all those things that dancer in the dark did. I suppose my reaction might have been different, had I watched this first.
Rated 03 Oct 2012
morrisseyfanMorrisseyfan
Rated 01 Feb 2012
83
37th
In spite of the films mainstream success for Lars von Trier this may be the film out of his majors work to most lack his fantastic voice as a writer. While the performances and directing are quite nice it all seems a bit too Academy for this fan of the provocateur. A film in the vein of Ordet without the spark and characterization to make it quite work.
Rated 01 Feb 2012
noam_razNoam Raz
Rated 25 Dec 2011
61
53rd
People around me were crying, the woman next to me was weeping, but I, son to the human Male-Race, could not spare even one tear.
Rated 25 Dec 2011
theyshoot11theyshoot11
Rated 30 Nov 2011
84
68th
#327
Rated 30 Nov 2011
rufamRufam
Rated 22 Oct 2011
75
72nd
"Breaking the Waves" doesn't come together as effortlessly as "Dancer in the Dark" or "Dogville" that would follow, put it's still a powerful, hard-hitting, well-shot and superbly acted von Trier melodrama. Although the plot contrivances and emotional manipulation are not as masterfully concealed here, the final impact is still wrenching, mostly due to Watson's powerhouse performance.
Rated 22 Oct 2011
xacviantxacviant
Rated 15 Sep 2011
82
56th
BREAKING THE WAVES may be Von Trier's most straightforward film (which isn't saying much); it lacks some of the mad genius that distinguishes his best work. But Von Trier is still miles ahead of most other directors. The story here is quite a compelling one, raising questions about faith and devotion--in a way which may actually be more Von Trierian than it might seem on first glance. Emily Watson is good, if a bit hammy in spots; she has fine support all around. And the ending works for me.
Rated 15 Sep 2011
evolutionEvolution
Rated 04 Apr 2011
88
93rd
Emily Watson was amazing. Von Trier brilliantly depicts the ambiguities associated with religious beliefs and never actually takes sides.
Rated 04 Apr 2011
savingsaving
Rated 13 Feb 2011
80
61st
a tad too long
Rated 13 Feb 2011
ocelotOcelot
Rated 22 Oct 2010
90
97th
I didn't expect it to be good, but it was! The music seemed a tad out of place sometimes but it was awesome so I don't mind. The ending was also a tad over the top, but hey, it worked. Great performance by Emily Watson, too.
Rated 22 Oct 2010
dunbardunbar
Rated 07 Sep 2010
75
61st
Emily Watson's tour de force performance helps this movie become more than what the script/storyline would suggest.
Rated 07 Sep 2010
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 15 Aug 2010
66
88th
#90s#, reviews
Rated 15 Aug 2010
blockrockerBlockrocker
Rated 16 Jul 2010
96
97th
It has its flaws, but the emotional impact is very strong. Trier knows his stuff.
Rated 16 Jul 2010
ktappektappe
Rated 08 Feb 2010
72
43rd
I feel as though I should have loved this, but I didn't. In fact, i found it mildly annoying as I sat through it. Emily Watson gives a great performance as Bess, but the character was too hard to tolerate. Skarsgaard appears in yet another depressing film/role, as is his forte. This is a bleak, twisted film that should only be viewed by those upbeat enough to be immune to it dragging their spirits down into its morass.
Rated 08 Feb 2010
jdelbalzo99jdelbalzo99
Rated 08 Feb 2010
20
10th
There was nothing enjoyable about this movie.
Rated 08 Feb 2010
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 28 Jan 2010
85
66th
Stark, depressing. Very powerful acting by Emily Watson.
Rated 28 Jan 2010
theyshoot10theyshoot10
Rated 14 Jan 2010
81
62nd
382
Rated 14 Jan 2010
ruslandgagaRuslandgaga
Rated 10 Sep 2009
97
88th
Emily Watson delivers a knock out performance.
Rated 10 Sep 2009
joojooJooJoo
Rated 17 Aug 2009
6
95th
Lars von Trier - master manipulator. The performance of Emily Watson must be seen to be believed.
Rated 17 Aug 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
87
93rd
Yes the script is good. Yes the directing is excellent and yes the support cast are superb. But all of this pales into insignifcance when Emily Watson's performance is taken into account. Without doubt Watson puts in one of the finest lead performances of the 1990's, if not ever! Epic.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 30 Jun 2009
9
97th
It would be incredibly easy to criticize this as being von Triers most misguided film (not an unusal trait to expect from him), but that doesn't seem fair considering misguidance is basically the central theme, and with Watson's stellar performance, it makes her actions completely believable.
Rated 30 Jun 2009
cclzaCCLZA
Rated 08 Jun 2009
80
77th
The brilliant acting stays with you long after finished the movie, which is a true victory for Lars von Trier, in spite of the sometimes forced screenplay.
Rated 08 Jun 2009
eyemoeyemo
Rated 11 May 2009
80
40th
Nice.
Rated 11 May 2009
theyshoot08theyshoot08
Rated 19 Dec 2008
81
62nd
383
Rated 19 Dec 2008
orionzuluOrionZulu
Rated 29 Nov 2008
0
1st
I detest Lars von Trier passionately. Seriously I hate his guts. Hate the guy, hate his films - all of 'em - someone ought to chop his head off and feed it to the boars. Or something.
Rated 29 Nov 2008
korin05korin05
Rated 06 Sep 2008
80
37th
sad...i couldnt stop crying
Rated 06 Sep 2008
mahtanianandmahtanianand
Rated 06 Aug 2008
80
31st
good
Rated 06 Aug 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 14 Jun 2008
88
96th
Very Nice
Rated 14 Jun 2008
theyshoot07theyshoot07
Rated 01 Mar 2008
83
72nd
# 335
Rated 01 Mar 2008
tidusffxTidusFFX
Rated 31 Dec 2007
88
83rd
Turn it off 1 minute before the end and it's perfect.
Rated 31 Dec 2007
leshiileshii
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
54th
I wanted to love it but I can only enjoy depression, misery, and a slow, steady, downward spiral so much before I wonder if my Saturday night was really so bad before I decided to watch this movie and kill it. I respect the hell out of it but it's too long and could use a bit of editing. The cinematography and filming were beautiful.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
nexosnexos
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
5th
2 points for the movie 8 points for the scenery
Rated 14 Aug 2007
medMed
Rated 14 Aug 2007
92
90th
You must see Watson if you love great acting.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
magbMagb
Rated 17 Dec 2006
70
39th
The story is original and emotional, but it also feels horribly contrived. It feels like Trier at every point has his characters act in exactly the way they have to in order to drive the story in the direction he wants it to move, even when the characters' behavior just doesn't feel natural. Various little things like that go a long way in decreasing my appreciation of Breaking the Waves. If it weren't for all those little things I think it could've been a favorite of mine.
Rated 17 Dec 2006
stillfuchsiastillfuchsia
Rated 04 Dec 2006
85
78th
I now love Emily Watson.
Rated 04 Dec 2006

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