Breaking 2022 [alternative name 892] by AverageMansReviews

Breaking 2022 [alternative name 892] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/bodily functions/chopping/shooting

This is what happens when people aren’t seen as people but just statistics instead: Brian Brown-Easley [John Boyega:] ex-marine, that has had is VA [Veteran Affairs] check taken away from him to pay for something else [this does get explained a little in the film,] but as far as he is concerned he wants his $892.34. I should point out that this individual has tried everything so unfortunately he gets pushed to his breaking point and including the fact he has some form of mental illness, he decides to hold up this bank by the name of  Wells Fargo, he only takes two hostages Estel Valerie [Nicole Beharie] and Rosa Diaz [Selenis Leyva:] these two ladies are management of this bank and they individually have children, but I get the feeling that Valerie is a slightly higher one as she puts herself forward when Brown-Easley asks about the manager situation. By this point at least this trio all know including some people now the situation that Brown-Easley has a bomb on him and if his demands are not met he will decimate it.

There is absolutely no point of me putting in my usual sections, because everything relies on the core of this cast putting in strong performances; so at its heart we have this situation quickly escalating and then we have other characters/performers being either nearby or where you expect them to be. Because of this; the framework and pacing of this 103 minutes film is clean and tidy as I have already indicated because of the characters/performances of the core of this cast, so instead of repeating myself let's just get down to business.

Let's start on something soft and there are three comedy moments; Brian Brown-Easley makes reference to the X-Men and twice dealing with this business call, the first time softly, the second time not so much.

The sad reality is; this film deals with the very real problem of how Bryan Brown-Easley took this option he did, because he had run out of options, he clearly felt he had no more options left. You see if you know, you know of this situation with any and I do mean any form of benefits, the genuine people clearly need the benefits, because they need them to live on, so when they are being messed around with it is very, incredibly stressful and the panic of am I going to be cut off, when am I going to be given the green light to continue receiving them or when am I going to have them back, why don't they just leave me alone I am a genuine case, my situation isn't going to get better I am dealing with a life term here and not forgetting if you have a mental illness as well on top, things can quickly escalate and this film does show you some experience of what it's like to go through this procedure as it relates to Brian Brown-Easley case.

The reason why I have gone so heavy on this section, is because this is the entire driving force behind Brown-Easley and consequently this film; he is not a bad guy, but a good guy that really needed some help be it financially or medically and what Brian Brown-Easley shows in this film is that he doesn't want to live on handouts, he just wants the right money from the right place and I know eventually he is open to taking money from Valerie, because she can clearly in fact they can both clearly see he isn't a bad guy they just want to go home and see their children, yes they are afraid of the situation and him, but as this film depicts he is just a lost guy.

On the outside of this building and situation; we have Cassandra Brown-Easley Olivia Washington:] ex-wife of Brian, she is a nurse and a mother to their daughter Kiah "Baby Roo" Easley  [London Covington:] a young girl which her mother and father love her very much. Sgt Eli Bernard [Michael Kenneth Williams:] a high-ranking officer/negotiator that wanted to help Brian, because after talking to him he knows he is deep down a good guy and is also an ex-marine and he also has Officer Steve Yen [Albert Kong:] a partner of Sgt Eli Bernard trying to also resolve this situation calmly [apologies I have been unsuccessful to find his rank, I know he probably has a similar ranking to his partner] and finally we have Lisa Larson [Connie Britton:] a news reporter for WSB, she takes the call from Brian on the tip line, they have been long discussion and in interview type of back and forth as well, but she tries to help him as best as you can including later on doing some investigating.

Generally speaking away from these characters/performers I have mentioned they are all good, but it is because of these performances that I have mentioned and gone into some depth about them that makes this film and I say this in the right way unfortunately powerful [as in unfortunately because this situation was real,] but even the most no disrespect tiniest role of Officer Steve Yen [Albert Kong] is/was trying to contribute something so that they could at least try to bring this ordeal to save conclusion.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; this is one of those films where I would feel much more comfortable just pointing out that this is just a bracket label when I say top-notch entertainment, because it feels incredibly inappropriate for this title; the core of this cast really do bring this incredibly sad story to life and in particular John Boyega puts a moving and powerful performance as Brian Brown-Easley. This film also has some awards accredited to its name 5 Winners that includes Annapolis Film Festival 2022 Winner Jury Prize Best Actor John Boyega (actor) and at the same award ceremony/event but for a different film but it is on the awards list for this project. Best Feature Film Abi Damaris Corbin (Director) John Patton Ford (Director) For Emily the Criminal. 5 Nominees which includes Black Reel Awards 2023 Black Reel Outstanding Actor John Boyega Outstanding Supporting Actor Michael Kenneth Williams [sadly this is the last project Michael Kenneth Williams was involved in as he died in 2021] RIP Michael Kenneth Williams 1966-2021.