Breaking a Monster

Name: Breaking a Monster
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Documentary
Released: June 24, 2016
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Alec Atkins, Jarad Dawkins, Malcolm Brickhouse

2016

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Abramorama | Release Date: June 24, 2016 | Not Rated

Starring: Alec Atkins, Jarad Dawkins, Malcolm Brickhouse

Summary: Breaking a Monster chronicles the break-out year of the band Unlocking The Truth, following 13-year-old members Alec Atkins, Malcolm Brickhouse and Jarad Dawkins as they first encounter stardom and the music industry, transcending childhood to become the rock stars they always dreamed of being. [Abramorama]

Director: Luke Meyer

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Jun 30, 2016

Just when you thought you had seen every permutation of the “making of a band” documentary, along comes Breaking a Monster, a thoroughly engaging portrait of Unlocking the Truth, a heavy metal outfit composed of African American middle schoolers. Read full review

The Guardian Lanre Bakare

Jun 7, 2016

It’s a charming and engaging mix – the antithesis of Metallica’s ego overload, and just as watchable. Read full review

Ethan Sacks

Jun 22, 2016

Meyers leaves little editorializing in the film, though it seems unusually sympathetic to the band’s manager, Alan Sacks, who often treats the unseasoned musicians like employees instead of kids. Read full review

Michael Roffman

Jun 7, 2016

What unfolds is a transparent example of why the music industry continues to spiral downward toward a fiery hell. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Jun 23, 2016

What’s troubling is the film’s slow and steady exposure of a music business machine that gobbles up individuality and spits out a sellable package. Read full review

Michael Nordine

Jun 21, 2016

They're still thirteen-year-olds, which leads to Breaking a Monster's funniest moments. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Jun 7, 2016

Meyer...and his easy rapport with the kids and Sacks helps coax sometimes surprisingly candid comments from his subjects. What’s missing however is adequate background on how the boys became such impressive young musicians and why they gravitated toward heavy metal rather than pop or rap. Read full review

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