Rent Breaking and Entering (2006)

Good British drama - Breaking and Entering review by CP Customer

2 architects have set up a new business in King's Cross. A local gang, run by Bosnians, are carrying out burglaries in the area and Will, played by Jude Law, becomes involved with one of the families. This is a good human interest story with a superb cast. Juliette Binoche is particularly good as the Bosnian single mother struggling to bring up her son and teach him right from wrong. The film looks into Will's relationship and examines possible reasons for the problems that exist.

Interesting Relationship Drama - Breaking and Entering review by GI

A complex relationship drama that seems a little self indulgent and mildly pretentious from director Anthony Minghella who is well respected but this film seems be a reflection of modern London and those that inhabit it that drifts into a story of selfish and entitled characters. The performances are all spot on but as the narrative progresses you end up not rooting for anyone at all as they all pursue their own emotional and occasionally materialistic needs. Jude Law plays Will, an architect for a posh firm working on a major redevelopment of parts of the city. The firm is burgled by some young men including Miro (Rafi Gavron) working for a mobster. Will, who is in a troubled marriage with an autistic daughter, discovers Miro's address and ends up in a relationship with his mother (Juliette Binoche), which leads him to have to make some difficult decisions which will affect all around him. The complexity of the plot that is centred around the relationships as they ebb and flow makes for some interesting ideas but the film always feels a little hollow. Robin Wright as Will's wife, Ray Winstone as a cop and Vera Farmiga as a local prostitute all contribute admirably to the overall structure of the story but it's not one that ultimately leaves you satisfied. I want to admire this but I struggled to feel at all concerned about the fate of anyone.

Dull! - Breaking and Entering review by CP Customer

Maybe its just me, and that I just don;t like these 'modern' films, but what a snooze fest. Thought Jude Law, (usually lurverly) was sleezy and fake, nothing happened, at the end of the film, I just watched the credits for a bit, thinking maybe I had fallen asleep and missed the main bit of the film, but no, that was all there was!!

Not for me, but maybe I am just showing my old fashionedness!!!!!! (not that old though!)