Film Review – Breaking In

If there’s a rollicking, nail-biting B-movie inside “Breaking In,” nobody told director James McTeigue. The “V for Vendetta” and “Ninja Assassin” helmer is put in charge of the home invasion thriller, which tries to master the simplicity of a mother defending her children and dwelling from a pack of criminals, but doesn’t possess the imagination to do something remarkable with the premise. McTeigue orders up repetitive chase sequences and oversees abysmal acting, desperately trying to fill 85 minutes of screen time that could go anywhere it wants. Instead of a roller coaster ride, the production offers the chance to watch paint dry while it figures out how to take a familiar but potentially ruthless plot and do next to nothing with it. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com