Atmospheric and suspenseful, Breaking the Girls is a B-grade version of a Hitchcockian thriller. After being fired from her job law student Sara Ryan is befriended by a rich socialite, but the friendship soon turns dark when the two begin to talk about forming a murder pact. Both Agnes Bruckner and Madeline Zima give strong performances; particularly Zima, whose role is quite demanding. And there’s some mystery and intrigue to the murder plots (even though they’re rather formulaic). Yet overall, Breaking the Girls is a mediocre crime drama that’s pretty by-the-numbers.

Too many twists and turns to keep track of.