A love triangle, a troubled boy and a break in. What do they have in common? The love of architecture. This one just didn't ever get real exciting for me. I get it, the guys feels for the boy and the widowed mom as they are refugees from Bosnia. But the story line is weak, depressing and not visually exciting. I guess the message is hope.Will Francis (Jude Law) and his partner / friend Sandy (Martin Freeman), run a extremely productive landscape architect studio in a London neighborhood. Their trendy office sits in a crime ridden neighborhood that the two are hoping to renovate and chase out crime. But their studio is broken into two times causing Will to seek police help.
Will normally stays with his girlfriend Liv (Robin Wright Penn), and her gymnast obsessed teenage daughter, Bea (Poppy Rogers). Their relationship is on the rocks, so Will spends more time at the studio. It's also his hopes, he might catch the thief if there is another invasion. What he didn't plan on was watching a 15 year old, break in.
Will follows Miro (Rafi Gavron), without his knowledge, to his home. It's there he runs into his mother Amira (Juliette Binoche), a seamstress. She is a widow and both her and her son are refuges from Bosnia. When Will finally confronts Miro for taking his things, Amira will do anything to keep her son out of jail. Now he must choose between a failing relationship or one he feels compassionate about.
Buena Vista PicturesDirector: Anthony Minghella
Writer: Anthony Minghella
Producers: Sydney Pollack, Tim Bricknell, Anthony Minghella
I viewed 5/07
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