The Break-Up (2006)

The Break-Up
Rolling Stone
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Studio: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Jun 2, 2006
Running Time: 105 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Pushed to the breaking-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 dirty 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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Gary Grobowski
Brooke Meyers
Johnny O
Wendy Meyers
Riggleman
Marilyn Dean
Lupus Grobowski
Dennis Grobowski
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The Break-Up is indeed the refreshingly anti-romantic comedy that it purports to be. But somehow in eliminating most of the clichés, some of the comic energy is zapped as well.

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rating  PETER TRAVERS - June 1, 2006
Vince Vaughn is the best friend a movie comedy could have. He's funny, hilariously so, while keeping his characters grounded in messy reality. Last summer, he hit a peak with The Wedding Crashers, playing a horn dog reformed by the right woman. The Break-Up, co-starring Jennifer Aniston as the babe who splits when she can't tame him, isn't in that playful league. It's about as playful as a python: Based on a story by Vaughn, who also produces, the film shows what happens when love turns into a… Continued