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Synopsis
BREAKING AND ENTERING is interesting character-driven drama. Jude Law (CLOSER FINAL CUT) plays Will a landscape architect who succeeds in business but finds his personal life is tougher to navigate. He has been with Liv (Robin Wright Penn FORREST GUMP THE PLEDGE) for years but its difficult to connect with her due to her worry over her teenage daughter. When Will catches teenager Miro breaking into his office he chases the thief home. He later meets the boys mother a Bosnian refugee played by Juliette Binoche (CHOCOLAT THE ENGLISH PATIENT). His anger at Miro is quickly transformed into attraction to his mother further complicating his relationship with Liv. br/ br/ This is Laws third teaming with director Anthony Minghella (after THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY and COLD MOUNTAIN) and their partnership rewards the audience with a typically good performance from the actor. Wright Penn and Binoche also display the talent people have come to expect but its the supporting cast that shines here. As Wills business partner Sandy Martin Freeman plays second fiddle to Law but he possesses a similar charm as his character on THE OFFICE. As a persistent prostitute Vera Farmiga (THE DEPARTED) is one of the movies highlights providing laughter in what is largely a very bleak film. Gavron is a capable young actor as Miro but his performance is most astonishing for his skills at the sport of parkour a kind of urban acrobatics on display throughout the film. If only these characters were half as adept at life and relationships as Gavron is at leaping from building to building...
Breaking and Entering Review
Director Anthony Minghella downsizes his locations budget and returns to London for his latest film, but the results are something of a mixed bag. Jude Law stars as Will, a successful architect with a crumbling home life, whose state-of-the-art workspace in Kings Cross keeps getting broken into. Will decides to stake out the office and ends up following teenage freerunner Miro (Rafi Gavron) home to the flat he shares with his mother, Amira (Juliette Binoche - "Chocolat"), a Bosnian refugee. Sure enough, Will finds himself falling for Amira and the two begin an affair.
Minghella makes terrific use of his London locations and the gorgeous photography actually makes Kings Cross look like somewhere you might want to live.
Law and Binoche are both pretty good and there's strong support from Martin Freeman (reprising his slightly befuddled routine from "The Office" as Will's business partner, Sandy), Ray Winstone (as a sympathetic, scooter-riding cop) and Vera Farmiga ("The Departed") as a scene-stealing prostitute. The problem is that the supporting characters and their sub-plots (particularly Sandy's crush on the office cleaner) are actually far more interesting than Will and Amira, but Minghella's uneven script completely abandons them at around the halfway mark.
In addition, the film is saddled with some truly atrocious dialogue and a misguided ending that aims for heart-warming sentimentality but ends up falling horribly flat. Ultimately, the film is worth seeing for its performances and photography but the story fails to deliver the required emotional punch.
Technical Information
Region 2
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Production Year: 2006
Main Language: English
Classification: Drama
Certificate: 15 Suitable for Persons Aged 15 or Over
Director Name: Anthony Minghella
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