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The combined star power of Vince Vaughn (Wedding Crashers, Swingers) and Jennifer Aniston (Bruce Almighty, The Good Girl) makes The Break-Up a high-profile romantic comedy. Gary (Vaughn) and Brooke (Aniston) find that their brittle relationship may have reached the breaking point--but neither is willing to give up the condo they co-own. As their fighting grows increasingly bitter, neither is sure if they're fighting to get out of the relationship or to save it. The Break-Up is an odd combination of realistic scenes that capture the harsh yet human ways that lovers can hurt each other, and broad comic scenes with a more farcical edge. Both types of scenes are entertaining on their own terms--the movie is never boring--but they don't fully mesh, and as a result it's hard to engage emotionally with either Gary or Brooke. But the sterling supporting cast--including Jon Favreau (Wimbledon), Cole Hauser (The Cave), Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy), John Michael Higgins (A Mighty Wind), Justin Long (Dodgeball), Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), Vincent D'Onofrio (Happy Accidents), and the ever-delirious Judy Davis (Husbands and Wives)--give every scene they're in a boost of comic energy. An uneven but enjoyable movie that may suffer from viewers having overly high expectations due to Vaughn and Aniston's celebrity. --Bret Fetzer
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| title: |
The Break-Up |
| theatricalDate: |
02-06-2006 |
| stars: |
Vince Vaughn
Jennifer Aniston
Joey Lauren Adams
Jon Favreau
Jason Bateman
Judy Davis
Justin Long
Ivan Sergei
John Michael Higgins
Ann-Margret
Vernon Vaughn
Cole Hauser
Vincent D'Onofrio
Elaine Robinson (III)
Jane Alderman
Jacqueline Williams
Peter Billingsley
Jane Hu
Rebecca Spence
Mary-Pat Green |
| purchase date: |
26-12-2006 |
| publisher: |
Universal Studios |
| published: |
17-10-2006 |
| price: |
$29.98 |
| net Rating: |
3 |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 |
| minutes: |
107 |
| last lookup time: |
188844096 |
| genre: |
Comedy |
| fullTitle: |
The Break-Up (Widescreen Edition) |
| features: |
AC-3
Color
Dolby
Dubbed
Subtitled
Widescreen
NTSC
1.85:1 |
| director: |
Peyton Reed |
| currentValue: |
$7.14 |
| created: |
188844080 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
B000HCPS94
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