risky and risky shot be what anthony minghella and his team have achieve here . thing that belong far away from the the classy style of the talented mr. ripley and the classic style of cold mountain . there also a risky screenplay and an original one by the director that also stand on a different level compare to his previous adapt effort . but what a way to keep up the good work the man have . this be because there be thing that also remain the same while the kind of thing that define a director work represent like actor direction . you really need to watch jude law in an anthony minghella film because the director have make him portray all sort of thing and but here you can catch him a an everyday man and and sense his reaction to the dramatic and comic situation in a way he not show before . instantly compare to closer and law work here be much more mature . he play will francis and an architect that have a project and office in a not so safe place of london represent king cross . now and i live in london for six month and most of the place be know to me and but i would never see them from minghella perspective here . there a robbery in the film and will chase the aggressor and a kid and and after a series of event end up involve with his mom amira and play by juliette binoche . yes and involve like the close type of involvement . maybe it because juliette binoche can play any character and resolve any scene and but put her character and law together in such a common place a the millennium bridge doesn not sound good with a simple look . however and in that scene will attempt to kiss amira while the way she reject that kiss and the tiny instant which show will afterthoughts and eliminates every other possibility and make something good of the scene . breaking and entering be a movie about decision and but the decision be not evidently present and theyre not necessarily life change . i remember the action of patrick marber character in closer and so brilliantly ruthless and but not very explained . minghella screenplay here leave the viewer no doubt that every action do by every character be justified . the kid and miro ( a promising rafi gavron ) and rob an office because he need to prove something to himself while a detective ( unexpected ray winstone ) look for him and try to talk about the issue because he sense the boy have some good inside him while will do what he do ( the good and the bad ) because he a kind person while his wife ( robin wright penn ) make a choice because she understand . and amira and she like every other mother that will go to end of the world for his son . not care if he right or wrong . mother love be impossible to explain .