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Breaking In
1988
Before retiring, professional thief Ernie decides to pass all his knowledge onto a young boy, Mike. While Mike is clearly very keen, things don't go the way that Ernie had planned. Read more
| Starring | Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley, Lorraine Toussaint |
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| Director | Bill Forsyth |
| Genres | Comedy |
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An over-optimistic title for Scottish director Bill Forsyth, making his second attempt at a Hollywood breakthrough after the British success of Gregory's Girl and Local Hero. Burt Reynolds, as an ageing burglar teaching his skills to a younger man (Casey Siemaszko), suits the humorous style, but John Sayles's script stresses mildness at the expense of momentum. The resulting shaggy-dog story possesses a measure of charm, but more bite would have helped.
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Forsyth's second American picture (the first actually shot in the States) is a gentle comedy about a couple of guys who... read more on Time Out
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Mildly rewarding comedy of crooked manners.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Gentle movie---Reynolds terrific!
Enjoyable, quirky comedy concerning ageing criminal[Burt Reynolds] becoming mentor to novice[Casey Siemaszko] and teaching him about life as well as his '... more
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[Highly rated reviewer]
Burt coasts along
Burt Reynolds coasts through this watchable effort, in which he has to play an older man and so affects a limp to show that his knees are wearing out. The pace... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Gentle movie---Reynolds terrific!
Enjoyable, quirky comedy concerning ageing criminal[Burt Reynolds] becoming mentor to novice[Casey Siemaszko] and teaching him about life as well as his '... more
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[Highly rated reviewer]
Burt coasts along
Burt Reynolds coasts through this watchable effort, in which he has to play an older man and so affects a limp to show that his knees are wearing out. The pace... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Gentle movie---Reynolds terrific!
Enjoyable, quirky comedy concerning ageing criminal[Burt Reynolds] becoming mentor to novice[Casey Siemaszko] and teaching him about life as well as his '... more
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[Highly rated reviewer]
Burt coasts along
Burt Reynolds coasts through this watchable effort, in which he has to play an older man and so affects a limp to show that his knees are wearing out. The pace... more
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Critics' reviews (3)
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An over-optimistic title for Scottish director Bill Forsyth, making his second attempt at a Hollywood breakthrough after the British success of Gregory's Girl and Local Hero. Burt Reynolds, as an ageing burglar teaching his skills to a younger man (Casey Siemaszko), suits the humorous style, but John Sayles's script stresses mildness at the expense of momentum. The resulting shaggy-dog story possesses a measure of charm, but more bite would have helped.
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Forsyth's second American picture (the first actually shot in the States) is a gentle comedy about a couple of guys who... read more on Time Out
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Mildly rewarding comedy of crooked manners.
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