The Break Up (DVD)

Gary and Brooke met at a baseball game and fell in love. Unfortunately, Gary's refusal to do anything that Brooke wants has led to constant strain and argument. The couple's confrontation comes to a head at a family dinner that leads to the break down of their relationship. With neither willing to make concessions or back down this looks like the end for Gary and Brooke. "The Break Up" is a rom-com in reverse as we watch the decline of Gary and Brooke's relationship. The implosion of their loved up relationship makes for a far more interesting story than your standard boy meets girl love in that Hollywood usual offers. In saying this is a ...  Read the complete review

If there’s one movie genre I struggle with it’s anything remotely in chick flick territory. I guess you’d officially label this as comedy/romance but where a movie descends into male-female relationships with a view to appealing to a man’s feminine side then I’m strictly offside. It’s not that I’m particularly macho but simply that the films are usually pants. So when I sat down to watch the Jennifer Aniston/Vince Vaughn vehicle “The Break Up” released in 2006 I considered this a big risk for the 105 minute run time. Then again, I did just sit through the recent re-make of “Lassie” so maybe I’m kidding myself that I’m swayed by fantasy/horror movies only, after ...  Read the complete review

Like the song said, breaking up is so hard to do. However making a movie about a couple breaking up is not, it’s been done so many times and in so many different ways that eventually we’ll probably arrive back where we started. The Break-Up is the movie that fuelled the on/off rumours and denials of the summer months regarding the relationship between its stars Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. It certainly gave the movie some press and kept Heat readers happy. But sometimes the publicity creates a hype that can’t be lived up to. Thankfully The Break-Up is a pleasant evenings viewing. Gary (Vince Vaughn) is a guy’s guy who likes sports, drinking, ...  Read the complete review

Please excuse my corny title! I was lacking inspiration... The Break Up stars Jennifer Aniston as Brooke and Vince Vaugh as Gary. Supporting actors include: Judy Davis, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Favreau and Jason Bateman. The film was released in 2006 by Universal Pictures and is classed as a romantic comedy, or a "rom com" as some like to call it. Directed by Peyton Reed, the story was written by Jay Lavender and Jeremy Garelick and Vince Vaughn and produced by Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley. The film runs for 105 minutes and is rated PG-13 in the US and PG: 12A in the UK for some nudity and language. *** PLOT SUMMARY ...  Read the complete review

Before starting to write this film review I made a little research and I was surprised to find that this film was made in 2006. I was pretty sure that it was made last year. Well time passes extremely quickly... Anyway it was a good romantic comedy directed by the American film director Peyton Reed. His last success was the Yes man starring Jim Carrey. The screenplay was written by Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender. I usually don't like when the director and the screenplay writer is the same person (Trust the men) and I think it is not an advantage when the leading actor and the screenplay writer are the same (Love N' Dancing). Well this film was better than ...  Read the complete review