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Vince Vaughn,
Vince Vaughn,
Jennifer Aniston,
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Peyton Reed,
Peyton Reed
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: Universal Studios
: Comedies, Romantic Comedy
: 107 min.
: English, Spanish, French
: English, Spanish, French
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A once-loving Chicago couple whose happily-ever-after quickly turned into a never-again finds their crumbling romance complicated when both parties refuse to move out of the pair's recently purchased condo. The Break-Up is a romantic comedy that starts where all the others end. The future once looked promising for thirtysomething couple Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) and Gary (Vince Vaughn), but lately it seems like a series of increasingly petty and intolerable squabbles have snuffed any semblance of romance in their relationship. Their confrontation endlessly fueled by mean-spirited suggestions of revenge tactics from friends and family and their stubborn refusal to budge resulting in an excruciating stalemate, Brooke and Gary ultimately decide to spitefully stick it out as hostile roommates until the weaker party eventually admits defeat. As the competition to drive one another out grows increasingly intense and outrageous, however, Brooke eventually comes to the realization that she's not fighting for possession of the condominium as much as she is fighting to salvage her relationship with the man she once viewed as the love of her life. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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by thingstodo
January 31, 2007 - 1:31 PM PST
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This movie basically follows the development and maturation of Vince Vaughn's character from the self-absorbed motormouth at the beginning into a more decent fellow at the end. I initially thought it was a look at two similarly flawed characters going through a humorous break up routine (if such things actually exist). But Jennifer Aniston's character is depicted as almost flawless while Vaughn's is just one of those guys that we run into on a street holding someone like Aniston and ask ourselves how is it that someone like her can end up being with someone like him. He is a liability to almost everyone that he comes in contact with, lest the twisted (in a scary way) bartender friend of his.
Through the events laid out in the movie, the characters mature and go through a transformation. The ending, if you can hold out that long, was surprisingly sweet given all that came before it.
In the special features section, there is an alternate ending that is significantly different than the official one. So check it out if you are curious.
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