Breaking a Monster

  • 2016


MOVIE IS revealing corporate graceful entertaining melancholy
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Positive Reviews 17
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Average Rating 3.7/5
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4.5
Teenage African American heavy metal trio Unlocking the Truth take their first steps toward stardom in Luke Meyers entertaining docu. Variety
4.0
Finally theres Dawkins, a melancholy, lovelorn realist who delivers a disarming deadpan opinion on just about everything. The Guardian
4.5
Sacks can appreciate that the combination of the boys instrumental expertise, unusual musical choices and incongruent ethnicity offer a potentially ga .. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Breaking a Monster is weirdly, appropriately the obverse of the Metallica doc Some Kind of Monster: Sweet, savvy kids aiming to take on fame despite t ..
4.5
A thoroughly engaging portrait of Unlocking the Truth, a heavy metal outfit composed of African American middle schoolers.
3.8
But Malcolm, Jarad and Alec have a level of vitality that, if it doesnt guarantee theyll endure, at least gives them a solid chance. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Breaking a Monster is as much about adolescents having to leave behind childhood friendships to embrace life on the road as it is footage of performan .. Ny Daily News
4.5
Despite a wealth of esoteric subgenres, heavy metal isnt known for its diversity. Village Voice
2.0
For the most part, the picture creates a vivid fly on the wall atmosphere of observation, allowing the participants and their nutty behavior to carry .. Blu Ray
3.0
What unfolds is a transparent example of why the music industry continues to spiral downward toward a fiery hell. Consequence Of Sound
3.0
The perfect antidote to glossy documentaries about teen music sensations, offering a realistic look at wearying grind of the industry machine. The Play List
4.5
And maybe thats better for kids than indentured servitude to the corporate ogre. The Stranger
3.8
One minute youre arguing with your manager over the timing of your record release, the next minute you land a sweet kickflip on your skateboard. Under The Radar Mag
4.5
Breaking a Monster is simultaneously uplifting and depressing, and if it lacks a third act, its only because Unlocking the Truths story is still playi .. Sf Weekly
3.0
As viewers, we can empathize with these kids, who discover that life as rock stars is not all fun and games. Film Forward
4.5
A tense glimpse of the limits of precocity and into the retro teen idol grooming, viral brand building and cavernous infrastructure of the remnants of .. Bk Mag
3.8
Unlocking the Truths story cries out for a big screen, feature length documentary and Luke Meyers engrossing Breaking a Monster is it. La Movie Boeuf Wordpress
3.0
The film vividly captures these kids as they hold on desperately to their youth while quickly becoming rock stars. Film Pulse
4.5
The documentary manages to show the ups and downs of a young band, the stark realities of the music business, and illustrates how the band members and .. Austin Movie Blog 360



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