Review of Breaking and Entering (2006) by Lawrence A — 04 Jan 2009

Will, a middle aged father is getting his stuff stolen from work, and he's driven nuts trying to find the burglars. But his life feels somewhat stolen as he's having problems having a family at home.

Out of the complexity of the main character Will (Jude Law) having problems at work, coping with his daughter Bea (Poppy Rogers), and his wife Liv (Robin Wright Penn), Will is a fairly simple man, who just bluntly wants to fit in a circle he feels caged out of which is his family.

Upon his experiences with another woman he sees where he stands in terms of the word love. The movie itself is a cozy one, cozy meaning a good rental, but not to bring the movie down because the tone is quite brilliant.

But the movie is still quite subtle and a little watered down in the sense that there isn't a real feeling of excitement at any moment besides the impressive park cour moves of the little theif Miro (Rafi Gavron).

This would be a good movie for anyone who enjoys a subtle touch of excitement with an empirical expression of love and relationships. I still think it's quite well done, and Jude Law was great on screen playing the role of Will being the husband to Liv, a middle aged couple trying to bridge the gap of their family---being the relationship between Will and his wife and non-bioligical daughter Bea.

Liv of course is the biological mother, and knows its impossible for Will to be her real father but wants that bridge as well.