Breaking and Entering

In Anthony Minghella's "Breaking and Entering", multiple crimes are committed against numerous people, but not all of them are prosecutable in a court of law. Those subtle crimes are the heart and soul of this often beautiful film, examining the way that the choices we make and their consequences can have disastrous results we can never anticipate.

Doing something for one specific purpose without realizing that we are being lead by fate , I presume, to an existential cul-de-sac. This is the stuff that fairy tales are made off, also great drama, great comedy and all the natural ingredients of what is laughingly known as our daily existence. This is Anthony Minghella most moving film to date - and that is saying something. His obsession with darkness hidden in his characters hearts is as universal a theme as unrequited love. Minghella loves his characters and the darker they are, the stronger the love. Jude Law has not looked this good since Mr. Ripley and Juliette Binoche is heart breaking. Brilliant.

This is a multi-layered work in which the title can be taken in three ways: the obvious sense with the robberies perpetrated by Amira's son Miro; the deeper sense with Will's emotional assault on Amira; and still another sense as the middle-class Will and his like invade the traditionally working-class area of Kings Cross.

Those who need car chases or special effects in their movie experiences should avoid this movie, but those who value thoughtful and nuanced works will find much to admire here.

Rating : 4/5