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A Landscape Architect's dealings with a young thief cause him to re-evaluate his life. Read more

Starring Ray Winstone, Jude Law, Rafi Gavron, Juliette Binoche
Director Anthony Minghella
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama

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Breaking And Entering

A Landscape Architect's dealings with a young thief cause him to re-evaluate his life.

Starring Ray Winstone, Jude Law, Rafi Gavron, Juliette Binoche, Vera Farmiga, Martin Freeman, Robin Wright Penn
Director Anthony Minghella
Studio WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 55 mins
Blu-ray: 2 hrs
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Collections Anthony Minghella Collection
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama
Language English, English Audio Description
Released DVD: 23 Jul 2007
Blu-ray: 03 Sep 2007
Production year: 2006
Format DVD
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  • Breaking and Entering is Anthony Minghella's first original screenplay since Truly, Madly, Deeply a long time ago, and it's a return to North London and a smaller-scale, more personal type... read more »

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  • 81 out of 88 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    The Law's A Sexy Ass

    Strangely compelling viewing, if you are a north Londoner, or a Jude Law fan, or have had your small office burgled. I fall into all three camps.

    The plot essentially involves Jude Law's office being serial burgled by a Serbian teenager run amok. Law takes the law (sic) into his own hands, and manages to track down the criminal, in the process meeting his sexy single mother (Binoche).

    Law, of course, was already well served on the woman front with a half Swedish long-term girlfriend (Robin Wright Penn). The trouble is that she is a tricky character with an even more tricky 13 year old pre-pubescent slightly autistic gymnastic daughter (I kid you not).

    Law steers a fine line between victim and maldoer, and whenever he's on the screen the movie is captivating. Binoche and Penn also put in good performances as the romantic interest(s). Ray Winstone , Martin Freeman and 'the prostitute' add amusement in well-drawn supporting roles. And London, the city, has a role of sorts: it's not cliched and is often very grimy, but it's always interesting to see.

    The plot turns somewhat fantastical at the end, with the law becoming a victim in its own right. But that doesn't detract from a worthwhile character drama, some fine acting, and some memorable insights into relationships and modern London life. This won't top any charts but it's great that the UK is making these types of film - so try to see it.

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      • wreeve from London NW3
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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Worth a watch

    I thought this film would be excellent due to the cast, but it wasn't really gripping. It was an interesting story line but didn't really get me hooked. If you like Jude Law then maybe you would enjoy it more.

      • Jo Brook from Dewsbury
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    Breaking And Entering

    Anthony Minghella 1954 – 2008

    • 19 Mar 2008

    "I want to get better. I am absolutely determined that I'll keep trying to learn and not know too much and just see what happens." So promised the writer-director Anthony Minghella the last time I saw him, in the autumn of 2006, with a combination of resolve and humility which was typical of the man. It's a great shame we have been robbed of his talent at an age (54) when so much more could have been expected. Erudite, loquacious, gracious and accomplished, Minghella was always a pleasure to... Read more

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