Breakaway plays out like a visual symphony. A prototype for the best (but still, lesser) contemporary formalist music videos, like Peter Care's "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?� and "Drive� (both for REM), Conner's movie is an experiment in the visual language of film. But no matter how powerful a formal analysis of his filmmaking process may be in suggesting how Conner's rhythms affect us, there is much in Breakaway - in Basilotta's brash and unbridled self-assertiveness, in Conner's feverish camera style, and even in the uncomplicated honesty of Cobb's catchy lyrics and tune - that defies verbalisation... and must simply be loved! -- Senses of Cinema