‘THE BREAK-UP’: THE COMEDY THAT ENDS LENGTHY RELATIONSHIP
With two box office popular stars, The Break-Up was something likely to draw audiences who like silly comedy. Now it’s one of those movies that pops up on streaming services now and then, and like any other movie watcher, you do tend to re-watch it here and there.
The Break-Up (2006) Film Review
Romance for Brooke Meyers (Jennifer Aniston) and Gary Grobowski (Vince Vaughn) looks different. The pair are sort of mismatched with their wildly different personalities, and yet Gary’s persistence, while Brooke is on a date with someone else, eventually wins her over. Fast forward and they build a life together that includes living together. During their latest social event when the pair argues over the “little things” and “why can’t you do this one thing,” they decide they need to be done. For good.
The challenge comes when neither one wants to leave their shared condo, and so they devise plans and tactics to try and get the other one to break first.
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💔‘THE BREAK-UP’: THE COMEDY THAT ENDS LENGTHY RELATIONSHIP💔 Review of the 2006 #JenniferAniston film. #Comedy #Movies #MovieReview #MovieReviews Share on XThe whole I-hate-you-but-I-won’t-bend-first plot isn’t a new one. This one also isn’t the best of them, though Amazon’s viewer ratings rank this one pretty high. Aniston is always good in films like this in that kind of likable girl-next-door way, and this role is really much the same. She plays a similar character in many ways. I haven’t seen Vaughn in near the number of titles that I have Aniston, but I do know he often plays in comedy, so his character in this seems pretty much on par with the kind of typecast role he often plays. Supporting cast from Joey Laurie Adams to Judy Davis and Ann-Margaret are all good, though its really the two leads we spend most of the time with.
There’s not a lot to praise or say much about in regards this one. It’s all a series of fights, tactics, and pranks. Everything carries on in events that is all about trying to best the other. There’s some funny moments here and there, and much to my great surprise, the film actually resolves in a healthier way rather than what would have perhaps been the more popular one. This alone does make this something that nudges up my respect for this title. Just a little bit.
You can see The Break-Up, at publication, streaming with Hulu.
Photos: Universal Pictures
Content: there is much discussion about having sex or being intimate with others to make someone jealous. There’s a scene of someone finding a half-naked group of people, drinking and playing strip poker. There’s lots of bodies and making out. Someone says that they made their partner happy earlier that day alluding to being intimate. A woman walks around naked and the camera shows off her (full) backside for a few seconds. There is the usual profanity, mostly the common variety (h*ll, da*m), but also an F-word. There also crudities like d*ck and abuse of God’s name. There’s a handful of jokes about a supposed closeted character. The film is PG-13.
