Movie Rant 3: Breaking and Entering

I was able to catch two films during the last day of the special screenings of arthouse films in Greenbelt Cinema 1. The second movie that I watched was Breaking and Entering.

In the movie, Will Francis (Jude Law) is asked by Amira (Juliette Binoche), Are you happy?
To which Will Francis answered, Happy enough.
Like Will Francis' answer, I am 'happy enough' with the film but was never totally engrossed or even thrilled by it. The problem starts during the second half of the film wherein the plot gets too muddled with a lot of things -- pace, character development/relevance, a lot of metaphors, etc. -- that makes the ending rather unconvincing and unrealistic.

However, whatever the shortcomings were, the movie still provides good insights on complex human emotions and relationships ---
how we try to be (unconsciously) looking out for love even if we adamantly reject/deny it;
how we try to protect members of our families;
how we try not to face realities by succumbing to metaphoric bullshit just to mask realities ---
these things can make us contemplate about our own angsts regarding our relations and how we try to deal with it.

So, for those who want to become contemplative and ruminative about your own relationships, go, watch this film either in cinemas or DVD.



For the plot summary, click here.

For casts and credits, click here.