Anthony Minghella was a great director and storyteller especially with The Talented Mr. Ripley and The English Patient but he missed a beat when he made this lacklustre effort. Featuring a strong cast of Jude Law, Robin Wright-Penn and Juliette Binoche this should have been another string to Minghella's bow.
Unfortunately missing the impact of his previous works this was a little all over the place narratively. A box office flop, I'll only remember this for Vera Farmiga's tittie show as an eastern European prostitute.
Law is sappy,Wright Penn overacts as always and only Binoche has any semblance of quality,although her accent is particularly dodgy. Inner city London will no doubt have loved it's depiction as a cess-pit of crime and prostitution populated by immigrants from eastern Europe,no doubt the tourist industry have thanked the Weinsteins. Disappointing.

Breaking and Entering is definitely my favourite Minghella film. It's a quiet little slice of life film that weaves two people from two very different worlds together. It got zero love at the box office and I'm not sure what the critics thought about it but it's definitely worth a watch. If for no other reason, this is the last film Minghella did before passing away. It's his last breath of life in the flim industry.

Anthony Minghella's Breaking and Entering is 1 of those films that makes you question yourself. The director uses quite some emotional topics that can get underneath the skin. Forgiveness plays a huge role in the story which conveys an emotion that we all can relate to. Breaking and Entering seems like the type of film that might get even better with repeated viewings. Recommended

Anthony Minghella was a great director and storyteller especially with The Talented Mr. Ripley and The English Patient but he missed a beat when he made this lacklustre effort. Featuring a strong cast of Jude Law, Robin Wright-Penn and Juliette Binoche this should have been another string to Minghella's bow.
Unfortunately missing the impact of his previous works this was a little all over the place narratively. A box office flop, I'll only remember this for Vera Farmiga's tittie show as an eastern European prostitute.
Law is sappy,Wright Penn overacts as always and only Binoche has any semblance of quality,although her accent is particularly dodgy. Inner city London will no doubt have loved it's depiction as a cess-pit of crime and prostitution populated by immigrants from eastern Europe,no doubt the tourist industry have thanked the Weinsteins. Disappointing.

Anthony Minghella has a crack at writing a script rather than adapting one, with mixed results. In a nutshell, the story concerns an oft-robbed yuppie who tracks a young burglar home and ends up shagging his mum, causing all sorts of familial angst on both sides. Minghella rams home his titular message at every opportunity, even having the lead character transparently witter on about how much he loves metaphors. A solid drama, but nothing to rave about.

The ensemble cast all do a terrific job (including a small role by Vera Farmiga that delights) in the great Anthony Minghella's final film.

God this is dreary. Nice showing of Kings Cross though, foxes and all.

A slightly mishandled and confused drama.