Kings X

Love Means Always Having to Say You're Sorry

While this particular review for Breaking and Entering is not particularly flattering, Scott does seem to hint at the melancholy of London in the winter with his somber review. I, on the other hand, am terribly excited to see this film and was thrilled to see a poster show up at my local Landmark Theater. The most compelling character in this film is not Jude Law or Robin Wright Penn (despite the excellent abilities of both), but the city of London itself. The film is set near Kings Cross, gateway to north and east London and rail journeys north to the Midlands and Scotland. Kings Cross, near where I lived for a time, is a unique and tumultuous neighborhood caught between the bustle of new construction and drab poverty and drudgery. The tube and rail station is being completely overhauled in preparation for the 2012 Olympics, as most of the venues will be situated nearby. As a result, the neighborhood is undergoing more "revitalization" and "gentrification" than many American urban hotspots. But at what social cost?