This is not a "date movie". This is a movie you should see alone.
The title of the movie hints at something being "broken". The "circle" is a symbol of infinity; it is also a symbol of a wedding ring. A "broken circle" is a broken wedding ring; a broken love affair. (2) and, a "Circle of Friends". Thus, when a friend dies, "The circle is broken" when the friend "departs". The writer is clever to use this symbol which in turn comes from a famous blue grass tune name: "May The Circle Be Unbroken." The "Breakdown" part comes from another Blue Grass tune, "Foggy Mountain Breakdown". But "breakdown" could be applied to their relationship, too.
The blue grass music is good, but don't expect the movie to be uplifting. Blue Grass songs often have references to "The Lord". They are like hymns. Conversely, this movie trashes references to "The Lord", magical thinking, or a spiritual relationship to a higher order. Yet, the movie uses the blue grass music as a replacement for a spiritual presence.
The political message in the film is conveyed by yelling and ranting out a list of complaints against religion. This is a cheap, unsophisticated way to write a movie script, but it gets the job done in the same way that a sledgehammer "gets the job done".
This movie will be therefore appreciated by people who are Atheists.
American religious people will have problems agreeing with the political messages in it.
Some reviews say this is a "beautiful movie". But these people show themselves in unromantic sex scenes which are soft porn: up and down and with her toes in the air! Lust; but where is the love? Where is the beauty, the magnetism? Do we really need to see everything? And this appeals to whom?
The body tattoos shown are ugly; no beauty there; more tasteful, flowing tattoos on women I have seen. The bearded man appears more "bohemian" than "country" in appearance. I cannot help but see a "Charles Manson" in his appearance; and this is disturbing. The use of an American truck, and a stars and strips bikini does not validate this couple as "American style country"; a confusing use of symbolism for the viewer. Maybe he hoped to lure $$$ from the USA. But it didn't work. Total USA receipts were $7,000 according to IMDb. It was shown in San Francisco where we have all kinds of definitions (smile) of what is "Country".
So the beauty may be in their relationship to their family. You decide if this is a 'beautiful family.' I say the use of the word "beauty" is misapplied.
The best review by Meta Critic is by the San Francisco Chronicle author who gives this movie a "50". He says the movie changes from using dramatic movie scenes then "loses its way" and ends with a spiral down to ranting anger. The ranting and complaining is a cheap way of 'getting the message out there' without using longer dramatic scenes to explain this dated political viewpoint which would cost more film expense.
I was hoping this movie might pull me through a sad voyage; and then it would lift me up in triumph at the end. No, not this movie. It dumped me down with a sad worthless, helpless ending.
I should have walked out when the projectionist of the theater personally stood before the audience and warned the audience that "the movie is really sad" before he projected it. Boy, was he right. There were only 3 people in the audience he was speaking to.
So, in short, you have Blue Grass Music; and Country symbolism from the U.S.A., Pain, Death, Failure, Anger, and accusations of trickery and helplessness at the end. This movie wrecked my whole day.
If you are rich and this is how you experience sadness and tragedy through attending movies, then you can go see it. You can brush off the movie as another experience; and you can go back to your wealth and separation from the masses. But if you are not happy, and having some problems in your life, this movie will dump your sensitive spirits on the ground and it will trample any reserved, beautiful, spiritual feelings you might have for a higher being or Savior or "magical leader" or method.
I gave this movie a lower rating because I wanted to warn others of the negativity of this movie. The poster represents "sex affair". But this movie is really about "death by cancer" and "who is to blame." The Blue Grass music is just a device to try to entertain the viewer while tragic events unfold; and those events are all a spiral downward.
You should also know that in San Francisco, there are new facilities for stem cell research built as of 2014.
One person in the audience, of only 3 persons in total, said he really liked this movie. He was smiling. Now how could you be smiling after a movie like this. I believe that the angry message directed towards religions is what made this man smile. He's happy that "someone had to say it" I believe. So, he was likely feeling triumphant. But I didn't have an ax to grind towards religions on a Holiday. I wanted to feel better after seeing a movie, not feel worse for it.
You have been warned. Make your decision. And have a nice day!
The title of the movie hints at something being "broken". The "circle" is a symbol of infinity; it is also a symbol of a wedding ring. A "broken circle" is a broken wedding ring; a broken love affair. (2) and, a "Circle of Friends". Thus, when a friend dies, "The circle is broken" when the friend "departs". The writer is clever to use this symbol which in turn comes from a famous blue grass tune name: "May The Circle Be Unbroken." The "Breakdown" part comes from another Blue Grass tune, "Foggy Mountain Breakdown". But "breakdown" could be applied to their relationship, too.
The blue grass music is good, but don't expect the movie to be uplifting. Blue Grass songs often have references to "The Lord". They are like hymns. Conversely, this movie trashes references to "The Lord", magical thinking, or a spiritual relationship to a higher order. Yet, the movie uses the blue grass music as a replacement for a spiritual presence.
The political message in the film is conveyed by yelling and ranting out a list of complaints against religion. This is a cheap, unsophisticated way to write a movie script, but it gets the job done in the same way that a sledgehammer "gets the job done".
This movie will be therefore appreciated by people who are Atheists.
American religious people will have problems agreeing with the political messages in it.
Some reviews say this is a "beautiful movie". But these people show themselves in unromantic sex scenes which are soft porn: up and down and with her toes in the air! Lust; but where is the love? Where is the beauty, the magnetism? Do we really need to see everything? And this appeals to whom?
The body tattoos shown are ugly; no beauty there; more tasteful, flowing tattoos on women I have seen. The bearded man appears more "bohemian" than "country" in appearance. I cannot help but see a "Charles Manson" in his appearance; and this is disturbing. The use of an American truck, and a stars and strips bikini does not validate this couple as "American style country"; a confusing use of symbolism for the viewer. Maybe he hoped to lure $$$ from the USA. But it didn't work. Total USA receipts were $7,000 according to IMDb. It was shown in San Francisco where we have all kinds of definitions (smile) of what is "Country".
So the beauty may be in their relationship to their family. You decide if this is a 'beautiful family.' I say the use of the word "beauty" is misapplied.
The best review by Meta Critic is by the San Francisco Chronicle author who gives this movie a "50". He says the movie changes from using dramatic movie scenes then "loses its way" and ends with a spiral down to ranting anger. The ranting and complaining is a cheap way of 'getting the message out there' without using longer dramatic scenes to explain this dated political viewpoint which would cost more film expense.
I was hoping this movie might pull me through a sad voyage; and then it would lift me up in triumph at the end. No, not this movie. It dumped me down with a sad worthless, helpless ending.
I should have walked out when the projectionist of the theater personally stood before the audience and warned the audience that "the movie is really sad" before he projected it. Boy, was he right. There were only 3 people in the audience he was speaking to.
So, in short, you have Blue Grass Music; and Country symbolism from the U.S.A., Pain, Death, Failure, Anger, and accusations of trickery and helplessness at the end. This movie wrecked my whole day.
If you are rich and this is how you experience sadness and tragedy through attending movies, then you can go see it. You can brush off the movie as another experience; and you can go back to your wealth and separation from the masses. But if you are not happy, and having some problems in your life, this movie will dump your sensitive spirits on the ground and it will trample any reserved, beautiful, spiritual feelings you might have for a higher being or Savior or "magical leader" or method.
I gave this movie a lower rating because I wanted to warn others of the negativity of this movie. The poster represents "sex affair". But this movie is really about "death by cancer" and "who is to blame." The Blue Grass music is just a device to try to entertain the viewer while tragic events unfold; and those events are all a spiral downward.
You should also know that in San Francisco, there are new facilities for stem cell research built as of 2014.
One person in the audience, of only 3 persons in total, said he really liked this movie. He was smiling. Now how could you be smiling after a movie like this. I believe that the angry message directed towards religions is what made this man smile. He's happy that "someone had to say it" I believe. So, he was likely feeling triumphant. But I didn't have an ax to grind towards religions on a Holiday. I wanted to feel better after seeing a movie, not feel worse for it.
You have been warned. Make your decision. And have a nice day!