REVIEW: Gabrielle Union Fights To Survive Her Personal Purge Night In 'Breaking In'
In Breaking In, Gabrielle Union is a beautiful but pensive mom of two named Shaun Russell, who is traveling with her kids to finalize the sale of her family home after her father’s death. We don’t know much about her past, but we know that her relationship with her father was strained. Upon arrival at the palatial estate it’s clear that dad had something he was trying to protect very badly, because the house is fortified with enough armor and surveillance technology to survive The Purge. Being observant, Shaun notices little things out of place in the home, which signals that danger is afoot. And a mother’s intuition is never wrong.
At its best, Breaking In is a celebration of the superhero we all believe our mothers to be. From the jump we know that Shaun is a fighter with a “particular set of skills” that would make Liam Neesam think twice about messing with her. The home invaders are aggressive but not unified, and Shaun uses what she knows along with toughness, knowledge of her surroundings and some luck to keep her intruders off balance.
