Break Point (film)
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''Break Point'' is a U.S. comedy film directed by
Jay Karas Jaime Eliezer Karas is an American film and television director. Career Karas's resume primarily consists of directing live telecasts and stand-up comedy specials. In recent years he moved on to directing episodic television, directing episode ...
. The film stars
Jeremy Sisto Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Billy Chenowith in HBO's '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2005), NYPD Detective Cyrus Lupo in NBC's ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010), George Altman in the AB ...
and David Walton as two estranged brothers (and former
tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
partners) who reunite and decide to make a run at a grand slam tournament. The film first premiered at
South by Southwest Film Festival South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. It began in 1987 and has continued growing in both s ...
on March 8, 2014. The film was released on July 21, 2015 on
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prior to the film being released in a
limited release __FORCETOC__ Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few cinemas across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the Unite ...
on September 4, 2015.


Plot

Brash man-child Jimmy Price knows his days as a doubles tennis player are nearly finished. Since he's burned practically all of his bridges on the pro circuit, it's a huge blow when his latest partner drops him. With no other option, he tries to revive his career by convincing his estranged brother (and former tennis partner) Darren to join him on the court. With the help of an unusual 11-year-old named Barry, the duo make a go at a grand slam tournament.


Cast

*
Jeremy Sisto Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Billy Chenowith in HBO's '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2005), NYPD Detective Cyrus Lupo in NBC's ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010), George Altman in the AB ...
as Jimmy *
Adam DeVine Adam Patrick DeVine (born November 7, 1983) is an American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter. He is one of the stars and co-creators of the Comedy Central comedy television series '' Workaholics'' and '' Adam DeVine's House Party''. H ...
as Nick * David Walton as Darren *
Amy Smart Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress. Her first role in film was in Martin Kunert's anthology horror film '' Campfire Tales'', followed by a minor part in '' Starship Troopers,'' directed by Paul Verhoeven. In 1998, Sma ...
as Heather *
J. K. Simmons Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. Considered one of the most prolific and well-established character actors of his generation, he has amassed over 200 screen and stage credits since his 1986 debut. He won th ...
as Jack * Joshua Rush as Barry * Chris Parnell as Jay LaRoche * Vincent Ventresca as Gary


Release

The film had its world premiere at the
South by Southwest Film Festival South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. It began in 1987 and has continued growing in both s ...
on March 8, 2014. The film went on to premiere at the Dallas International Film Festival on April 11, 2014. Newport Beach International Film Festival on April 25, 2014. and the Nantucket Film Festival on June 25, 2014. in April 2015, it was announced Broad Green Pictures had acquire distribution rights to the film. The film was released on July 21, 2015 on
video on demand Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films Digital distribution, digitally on request. These multimedia are accessed without a traditional video playback device and a typica ...
prior to the film being released in a
limited release __FORCETOC__ Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few cinemas across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the Unite ...
on September 4, 2015.


Reception

''Break Point'' received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 71% based on 21 reviews. Christine N. Ziemba wrote in Paste (magazine), Paste that "It’s passable, light entertainment, but ultimately comes up short when reaching for deeper comedic or dramatic flair."


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* *{{IMDb title, 3062742 2014 films 2010s sports comedy films American sports comedy films Broad Green Pictures films Tennis films 2014 directorial debut films 2014 comedy films 2010s English-language films Films directed by Jay Karas 2010s American films English-language sports comedy films