Breakdown (2016 film)

Breakdown is a 2016 British action drama film written and directed by Jonnie Malachi, produced by Luke Fairbrass, and starring Craig Fairbrass, James Cosmo and Bruce Payne.

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Plot

A professional contract killer, haunted by visions of his violent past, spirals out of control. His work compromised as he reaches breaking point, he is forced to defend his family from his ruthless employers.

Cast

Craig Fairbrass as Alfie Jennings
James Cosmo as Albert Chapman
Emmett J. Scanlan as Connor Moran
Mem Ferda as Hakan Abaci
Tamer Hassan as Iraz Kartal
Bruce Payne as Peter Grainger
Olivia Grant as Catherine Jennings
Rab Affleck as Ronnie Anderson
David Bark-Jones as Benedict Morgan-Wells
Nick Cornwall as Philip Boden
Brian Nickels as Moses
Amanda Wass as Maya Jennings
Richard Cunningham as Percy Johnson
Rodrig Andrisan as Josef
Bethan Wright as Sinead

Production

The film was shot on location in London and Essex. This film was partly financed by Red Rock Entertainment.

Reception

The film has received mixed reviews. Jeremy Aspinall of the Radio Times stated that 'it's not the most original of premises, but Fairbrass proves a rugged presence and Cosmo is a terrifying villain'. Emma Thrower of Empire stated that 'Breakdown spirals into a pool of clichés and never manages to drag itself out'. Tony Peters stated that Craig Fairbrass gave 'a fine performance' as 'an ageing hitman who himself becomes a target' which 'lifts this thriller above the norm'. In Andy Jones' view 'British director Jonnie Malachi’s gangster pastiche Breakdown is a vicious mongrel of a movie, frothing and snarling but with a fatal lack of bite in its bark'.