A neurotic writer struggles to deal with two failing relationships between his difficult criminal brother, who he breaks out of prison, and his psychotic wife.

I think the first one is leading me on the right track. Thanks for your help!

Breaking him out of prison is a small job. The story is more about the relationships between each character... He still loves his wife regardless of how psychotic she is, he wants to stay with her. And when he goes to break his brother out of prison his wife says she wants a break because he left her for his criminal brother.

I think what debbiemoon is saying is right. In the log line you've written it sounds like he has already broken his brother out of prison or that it is a small job. If the story is about him breaking the brother out whilst trying to patch up problems with his wife, you should write it more how debbiemoon suggests as it implies the relationship building with his wife is interrupted because he has to break his brother out of prison.

I'm intrigued to know all the relationships and how they connect. Could it be that his psychotic ex-wife gives him a deadline to patch up their relationship in an unreasonable way, whilst at the same time he has to break his brother out before he is placed on death row? He then has the dilemma of which one to go for. I'm sure he will try both at first but I presume he helps his brother which could ultimately make him realise his wife isn't worth his time??

I think you have something there but the log line doesn't give us much at the moment. The 'who he breaks out of prison' needs to be reworded as at the minute it sounds minimal and shouldn't if that is what the story is about.

Hope this helps