Rent Breaking In (2018)

3.0 of 5 from 184 ratings
1h 24min
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Synopsis:
Gabrielle Union stars as a woman who will stop at nothing to rescue her two children being held hostage in a house designed with impenetrable security. No trap, no trick and especially no man inside can match a mother with a mission when she is determined on 'Breaking In'.
Actors:
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Directors:
Writers:
Ryan Engle, Jaime Primak Sullivan
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Genres:
Thrillers
BBFC:
Release Date:
17/09/2018
Run Time:
84 minutes
Languages:
English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1, Hungarian Dolby Digital 5.1, Polish Voice Over Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Arabic, Czech, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.39:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Alternative opening: The gas station with commentary by director James McTeigue and scriptwriter Ryan Engle
  • Deleted/extended scenes
  • A lesson in kicking ass
  • A Filmmaker's Eye: James McTeigue
  • Feature commentary
BBFC:
Release Date:
17/09/2018
Run Time:
88 minutes
Languages:
English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Hungarian DTS 5.1, Polish Voice Over DTS 5.1
Subtitles:
Czech, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.39:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Alternative opening: The Gas Station with commentary by Director James McTeigue and Scriptwriter Ryan Engle
  • Deleted/Extended scenes
  • A Lesson in Kicking Ass
  • A Filmmaker's Eye: James McTeigue
  • Feature commentary

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Reviews (3) of Breaking In

Does what it says it will do... - Breaking In review by CS

Spoiler Alert
13/01/2019

A home invasion in reverse film which may draw on a paint-by-numbers formula but does a good job in getting stuck into the action and drawing viewers along with the plot's action. 'Don't mess with mum' could have been a suitable subtitle . Hardly a classic but I'd give this a 4 star (just) as the momentum never let up and it maintained its entertainment value. At under 90 minutes it also had the advantage of not stretching an idea beyond its welcome. Good fun.

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Breaking In. - Breaking In review by porky

Spoiler Alert
31/01/2019

Very Entertaining Movie. kind of almost a remake of that Jodie Foster Movie Panic Room.

Strangely for someone soo obsessed with Security ,Home invasion and Protection that every inch of the house is on Camera ,with Bullet Proof Windows and Shutters ,and a Security Headquaters with screens to see everything and turn On /shut things down etc....This Home didn't actually have a Panic Room or any Weapons/Firearms to protect the Incredibly Wealthy Home owner for that matter (Massive Plot Hole) making it all a little hard to swallow .

Other than that it is a good,exciting watch and has a great Heroine ,even if her Husband was pathetic and completely unhelpful to the end .at least her Kids tried to be useful.

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Enjoyable slice of action! - Breaking In review by CS

Spoiler Alert
22/10/2018

The premise of a group of thieves breaking in to a wealthy persons home, said home is fitted with the latest state of the art security, thieves hold family ransom in exchange for the money, is as old as the hills. With some notable standouts such as Harrison Ford in 'Firewall', or Bruce Willis in 'Trespass' etc! The fact that all the thieves who break in are white males and the victim family are black Americans, can't be ignored and there does seem to be an underlying racial tone or theme going on here? Perhaps it would have been better if one of the thieves themselves were black or even female, to even out the tone of things! However putting all of that aside, this is a really well made film, good acting from the two kids and the mother and a nice slice of villain too. Just the right amount of action, tension and fear, make this a very watchable and enjoyable movie. If it hadn't been for the obvious underlying racial theme going on here, then this would have been a really good stand out movie!

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Critic review

Breaking In review by Mark McPherson - Cinema Paradiso

Breaking In is a surprisingly dull film for how chaotic and suspenseful it truly could’ve been. It neglects to put that extra touch of absurdity or grit on a very familiar formula of a one-man-army, or in this case a one-woman-army. It proceeds with a slow and brooding nature that seems to place too much dignity and meandering in its hostage story. Gabrielle Union plays the woman trying to save her kids from some bad guys that have broken into her house and remarks that she’s not a remarkable woman but “just a mom.” The same goes for Breaking In; it’s not an exciting and blood-pumping thriller with quality kills and great action. It’s just a thriller.

Gabrielle plays Shaun Russell, a mother of two on her way to her murdered father’s estate to see about selling the place. The place has an awful lot of security, including cameras and security doors, but such a lavish estate seems like this level of security would be warranted. And it certainly comes in handy when four gun-toting goons venture to the house and take the two kids hostage. The bad men armed with guns and plenty of bland dialogue about what they want make clear they’re after $4 million that is concealed within the household.

And so the hostage situation unfolds with Shaun trying to find a wave to break inside the house, save her kids and stop the bad guys. Some people show up to the house but they are either killed or become new hostages. Shaun soon takes charge on the four bad guys and becomes an action hero of vengeance the way she can frighten her attackers with fireworks and launch them off the roof. It’s all built to be a relatively routine crowd-pleaser, where I can hear in my head the audience going “oooo, yes!” as Shaun stabs one of her attackers in the chest with some glass.

But there’s never a moment within Breaking In where it ever felt surprising or suspenseful as everything goes almost exactly according to plan with few twists. It’s the kind of film where will-they-won’t-they dynamic of thriller moments by design all lead to they will. For example, one of Shaun’s kids has the main villain at gunpoint. The villain says he’s not going to hurt the kid so long as he gives him the gun. You can practically see the kid looking towards the energetic movie audience shouting “shoot him” and heeding their advice. It’s somewhat telling that Shaun’s catchphrase throughout the picture “you don’t really know me.” Except we kinda do when we’re expecting Shaun to do things a normal mother would not do.

Breaking In apparently didn’t get the memo that these types of films are far too common and usually don’t do as well with the slow and drawn out pacing, making this 90-minute thriller far too tiresome in its agonizing pacing. There’s just not enough present that the pointless padding out of scenes feels so dreary to slog through. I couldn’t wait to break out from Breaking In.

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