The Breakdown
- De Niro's unhinged Pupkin is career-best
- 80s New York grit, zero CGI crutches
- Satirizes celebrity worship without moralizing
- Bleak ending leaves no heroes or hope
- Pacing drags in the middle act
Side Effects
stalker fantasies, late-night tv dread, zero comfort food
Watch Instead
Loved it? Watch 'Network' next — same media satire, bigger teeth.