You know the relationship of several years between Will Francis (Law) and (Robin) a depressive, single mother of an autistic child, is withering when empty silences become frequent visitors as the couple  haven't even realised that they’ve almost stopped looking at each other.
When Will’s office is broken into and his laptop stolen, it leads him to follow the thief, a Bosnian boy, and befriend his mother (Binoche) least intending to.
Then the metaphor of Breaking and Entering floats in where the act of burglary fades into the background and the breaking of a heart and making way into another comes togain importance.
Director Minghella surveys multiculturalism and uncovers a dingy neighbourhood in the heart of London.
At the same time it clearly depicts how class difference urges one into crime and how it becomes a catalyst for easy stereotypes.
Though purely a DVD flick, Breaking and Entering is not as lacklustre as it sounds.
The unhurried pace of the movie may not bother you as much as its picture-perfect ending.
The illustration of changing relationships is beautiful.
Fine performances. But the film barely manages to skim the depth of a Crash or a Babel.