The Break-Up (2006)
Ann-Margret, Cole Hauser, Geoff Stults, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston ... (see more) , Joey Lauren Adams , Jon Favreau , Judy Davis , Justin Long , Peter Billingsley , Vince Vaughn , Vincent D'Onofrio
Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest "why can't you do this one little thing for me?" argument, art dealer Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend, Gary, who hosts bus tours of Chicago. What follows is a series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and underminings, suggested by the for... (read more) Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest "why can't you do this one little thing for me?" argument, art dealer Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend, Gary, who hosts bus tours of Chicago. What follows is a series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and underminings, suggested by the former couple's friends, confidantes and the occasional total stranger. When neither ex is willing to move out of the condo they used to share, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until somebody caves. But, somewhere between protesting the pool table in the living room the filthy clothes stacked in the kitchen cupboards and the sports played at sleep-killing volume in the middle of the night, Brooke begins to realize that what she may be really fighting for isn't so much the place but the person.
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PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed by:
Peyton Reed
Release Date: Jun 02, 2006
DVD Release Date: Oct 17, 2006
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Seemed a little predictable. Enjoyed the movie anyway. I liked the dialogue between Jen and Vince.
Breaking up is hard, and this movie, more or less, understands that. The laughs are funny, and they keep the movie from getting too heavy. I also appreciated that they did not get back together in the end, it's more realistic that way. It's sad, b... (read more) Breaking up is hard, and this movie, more or less, understands that. The laughs are funny, and they keep the movie from getting too heavy. I also appreciated that they did not get back together in the end, it's more realistic that way. It's sad, but we all have to go through a break-up at some point, all we can hope is that we will be a better person afterward. I appreciated the message, and the movie was enjoyable while it lasted.
Not that great. It's okay, but I didn't think it was worth watching a second time.
UGH! Unless you want to watch a movie where a couple fights for most of its 90-minute run-time, stay away! What's funny about a couple's relationship dissolving into screaming matches?
Incredible as it is real the statement that "we only value things, when we do not have them anymore". This movie represents this statement perfectly! And it's also a lesson that we should not try to change the others but adapt to them and maybe sugge... (read more) Incredible as it is real the statement that "we only value things, when we do not have them anymore". This movie represents this statement perfectly! And it's also a lesson that we should not try to change the others but adapt to them and maybe suggest some changes, but never oblige. Nice movie!
A chick-flick that actually didn't suck... now that's something worth writing about,right :)... some scenes (and script) are quite funny too and Jen Aniston looks the way she always does, hot and adorable at the same time...
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The Break-Up, a grim excuse for a romantic comedy, is basically an hour and 45 minutes spent in the company of two unpleasant people during a miserable time in their lives.full review
It might not be the frosted lemon tart that's been advertised for months, but it is solid, satisfying fare -- flecked with humor, grounded in pain.full review
For the movie to work, we would have to like the couple and want them to succeed. Despite some sincere 11th-hour soul-searching by Gary, we're sorry, but we don't want them back together, we want them to end their misery.full review
If you value your time and your relationship, don't see this on a date.full review
The Break-Up doesn't know whether it wants to be a facile, enjoyable date movie or an unnerving examination of the dark, pockmarked underbelly of everything we expect out of romantic relationships.full review
Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston play a couple on the splits in a desultory modern version of the classic comedies of remarriage of the 1930's and 40's.
The Break-Up is like an uncomfortable party that you can't wait to leave.full review
Until a cop-out ending, this is War of the Roses territory, where laughs take no prisoners.full review
The movie plays like Scenes From a Marriage for 14-year-olds.full review
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