Review of Breaking In (2018) by David Nusair for Reel Film Reviews — 15 May 2018

James McTeigue's downward spiral into total irrelevance continues with Breaking In...

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This review of Breaking In (2018) was written by David Nusair and published by Reel Film Reviews on 15 May 2018.

Breaking In has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Robwinz (191) on 02 Aug 2020

Breaking In, the movie's got a very basic plot and it's about this group of criminals who are invading this mother of two's house…

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By Acacia (152) on 31 May 2018

I thought this was a very good and well made film…

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By Kevin P (1,697) on 14 Jul 2018

This required and deserved an R-rating. Richard Cabral is the only actor here that seems to know what type of movie he's in…

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By Braden P (74) on 06 Aug 2018

I loved the movie I think it really showed a mother's true power and for her to be an African American mom it made the made the movie even…

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By Carlos Losilla (28) for Sensacine (386) on 25 Aug 2018

McTeigue doesn't deepen the story as much as is wanted, but, somehow, from the brutality of the prologue, is able to convey all necessary motivations…

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By Frank Ochieng (928) for The Critical Movie Critics (78) on 07 Nov 2018

Breaking In boorishly fails to break out of norms in the family-in-peril genre and should therefore be left to its own malfunctioning devices…

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By Evan G (278) on 30 May 2018

LOVED it - heart pounding, intense from the start! Do not agree with low rating…

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By Marie Asner (63) for Phantom Tollbooth (102) on 01 Jul 2018

You began to wonder just how many times Shaun would think of an idea only to have a crook come up with another idea. Like playing tic-tac-toe…

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By Andrew R (1,534) on 11 Aug 2018

I love the movie Breaking In with Gabrielle Union. It shows the woman as the hero and full of strength from beginning to end…

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By Colin M (400) on 25 Aug 2018

Don't mess with a mother and their children…

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