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Usage of ellipsis as a pause or break in the sentence

**Are the ellipsis used like em-dashes or pauses in these examples. They are not omitting information but rather feel like unneccessary breaks in the sentence where commas should be used.

I ask because I'd use the ellipis only for missing information, and not breaks in the sentence. But clearly they are used as pauses here. Any right or wrong in this and how does this usage differ from an em-dash if at all.**

*This felt ... like a fan film that managed to get everybody back that was in the original

[It] isn't a perfect movie ... but it's a far more faithful and respectful version of the original.

I'm not the same horror fan I was before because death is a lot more real today... but believe me... I like good horor... and it delivered.

Forty years after the original ... we finally get a good sequel in this franchise.*

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