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Date  Helpful Rating 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Breaking and Entering is a failurePosted: 12/6/2006A review of Breaking and Entering by Charles1030 Perhaps the kindest way to describe Anthony Minghellas Breaking and Entering is to say its evident as being broken fairly early during the proceedings. Theres no shortage of candidates for the fatal flaw the artificial storyline the presence of a ridiculously cliched character the lack of chemistry between illicit lovers. Blaming one of these problems is probably unfair. The movies failure is likely based on a fusion of all these, and perhaps a few others. Is the moviewhere the situations are contrived and the key characters dont connect.
Although the narrative outline would seem to have the potential to develop into a tear-jerker, the lack of chemistry between Binoche and Law creates a barrier. The two actors dont seem to be on the same page. Their sex scenes are passionless and their clothed interaction is no less sterile. Law in particular is frustrating. After starting his career with promise, he has become lazy in his acting. Every character he plays is essentially the same, and he has taken the low-key approach to extremes. Breaking and Entering also makes use of the worn-out cliché of the hooker with the heart of gold. In this case, shes played by Vera Farmiga. I have no problem with the performance, but the character is so out-of-place and unrealistic that it makes one wonder what Minghella was thinking. Ray Winstone has a few nice scenes as a cop he should have been in more of the film. All the other actors are okay no more, no less.
I think that Benoît Delhomme contributes some moody cinematography, but his shot selection further enhances the films cold, clinical look. While this is a reasonable approach to highlight the distance between Will and his family, it hurts Breaking and Enterings chances of generating something worthwhile between Will and Amira. Without that, the movie has little chance of success, even with those who have been Minghella supporters in the past. Was this review helpful? Sign In 1-1 of 1 Per Page | ||
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