The Break-Up

  • 2006


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30 %
34 % Rotten
$ 205 Million
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Positive Reviews 48
Negative reviews 37
Average Rating 2.7/5
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2.5
By the time they have a heart to heart, its way too late because both hearts are broken, and it isnt a pretty sight. Rogerebert
1.5
While Mrs. P. imparts wisdom about a life well lived, Ludos artistic inspiration flourishes. Austin Chronicle
4.5
Sharp dialogue and detailed observations make it a good deal funnier than you might expect. Time Out
1.9
A borderline schizophrenic tone regularly undercuts both the nasty, biting humor and weepy sentimentality.
1.5
Mike soon forgets hes supposed to be taking Brooke out on a date.
2.0
But as last years Rumor Has It showed, thats not inherently a big crowd. Screen Daily
2.5
Its a checklist of summer movie elements arranged with enough care to suggest that it should add up to more than a pleasant diversion.
2.0
Stereotypes across the board, puerile one upmanship games, and an utter failure to explain why, indeed, these two even were together. E Film Critic
2.5
The behavior of the two main charactres exists solely to be cute, while giving us no reason to believe these two people should be together in the firs .. E Film Critic
3.5
Most romantic comedies are content to wade completely into the Moronic Fantasy pool, but The Break Up earns some extra credit for actually mining a to .. E Film Critic
2.0
Just because performers click romantically off screen doesnt mean you need to pay good money to watch them in movies that are less interesting than th .. E Film Critic
2.5
A decaffeinated and imbalanced War of the Roses where the occasional funny riff from Vaughn attempts to distract us from material which is far more fa .. E Film Critic
2.5
This can be done ask Woody Allen but its not easy, and The Break Up doesnt come near succeeding. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
The Break Up doesnt turn the rom com on its head, but with its focus on the darker side of love manages to gently tip it on its side.
3.5
In an era of formulaic romantic movies that bear no resemblance to reality, The Break Up offers a refreshing flipside. Cinema Blend
4.0
...the film still clicked for me because it was set around a realistic situation to which many people can relate and was peppered with laughs and even .. JoBlo
2.5
The Break Up goes badly wrong. Although possessed of a laudable desire not to be yet another run of the mill, wacky impediment damned if the picture c .. The Globe And Mail
3.0
As Neil Sedaka famously observed, breaking up is hard to do, but it proves even harder to watch in this shrill, sour comedy. One Guys Opinion
1.5
Their trademark good guy and girl blow their mutual affability in a dull show of falling apart. Village Voice
2.5
Gary thinks Brooke is too controlling, too rigid, and doesnt appreciate him. ReelViews
3.8
What looks like a raucous frat boy comedy is really a surprisingly canny depiction of a stagnant relationship. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
The problem with The Break Up is that it spends too much time spinning its wheels over a premise that doesnt justify its screen time.
2.5
Although Vaughn has some funny moments, he doesnt come close to the comic heights of last summers Wedding Crashers. Usa Today
2.5
Running close to two hours, the movie just doesnt have enough story to propel itself forward for that long. Reel Film Reviews
3.0
And romantic comedy fans will find The Break Up devoid of the glossy emotional manipulation they crave. Eric Ds Nider
2.5
Gary is such a waste of space that we cant see why Brooke bothers; surely the ability to chatter entertainingly isnt remotely enough. Shadows On The Wall
2.0
Aniston and Vaughn are both talented, appealing actors but theres very little chemistry between them (despite their real life relationship) and ... it .. View London
3.0
The problem is that this unfunny holler fest doesnt work as a serious film either. Cs Monitor
1.5
Not even the tacked on ending, hinting at some future sparks between Brooke and Gary, can lighten the sturm und drang in this break up. Film Journal International ..
3.1
This plot provides plenty of material, but director Peyton Reed and first time screenwriters Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender pack the film with chara .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.9
The Break Up mostly just lies there alternately adoring and condemning its characters for their puppyish refusal to grow up. Boston
1.0
That would be all right if the film managed to make them likable or interesting, but it doesnt even try. Mountain X
1.5
You cant escape it, not unless you want to be some kind of arty and/or fag freak.
3.8
Its the most interesting spin on domestic strife since Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner were hurling dishes at each other in The War of the Roses. Toronto Star
2.0
Aggressively marketed as anti romantic comedy, this War of the Exes is endless parade of bickering in which Aniston is even less charming than the usu .. Emanuellevy
4.5
That doesnt make for an altogether pleasant viewing experience, however, since the harshly funny relationship realism creates uncomfortable moments th .. Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
Star power is an interesting thing, especially when it goes wrong. Q Network
0.5
The Break Up is a painfully unfunny, and painfully stupid comedy about two utterly obnoxious folks that, in reality, shouldnt even be alive. Cinema Crazed
1.5
Theres no reason not to see The Break Up, but theres also no reason, assuming the date is going well, not to skip it and order dessert. Slate
0.5
An extended sit com played for laughs, with little to redeem itself. The two central characters are not the only ones who wish things had been differe ..
2.0
Tensions predictably escalate and were forced to spend the rest of the movie pretending like we care if these two annoying slices of Wonder Bread end .. Flim Threet
2.0
Like the story of many broken down relationships: despite the initial attraction, youre left feeling cheated. Bbc
3.1
For all of its comedic nosedives, the film is frank and uncompromising as a study of the final weeks of a relationship. The Movie Boy
2.0
Promoted as an anti romantic comedy, The Break Up doesnt have the guts to really embrace what that would mean. Las Vegas Weekly
2.5
Director Peyton Reed doesnt quite bring the sharpness, litheness and attention to detail he brought to Bring It On and Down With Love to The Break Up, .. Calendar Live
3.1
The Break Up is indeed the refreshingly anti romantic comedy that it purports to be. But somehow in eliminating most of the clichs, some of the comic .. Hollywood
3.0
Here, trying to win our hearts as an offbeat romantic lead, he just doesnt have the kind of personality that grabs anyones emotional sympathy. Seattle Pi
4.0
Despite the flaws Ive mentioned, this is a highly entertaining movie with a good story and believable dialogue, combining laughs with pathos. Tony Medley
3.0
The Break Up comes with a slap and a kiss thats at once bracing and pleasing. Coles Mithey
3.8
Look, Im not talking about a masterpiece here. What I am talking about is a good film trying desperately to break out of the romantic comedy box and, .. Movie Freak
3.5
The Break Up is a funny and light comedy, but it tries to be something a bit more without being something a bit more, hampered by shoddy characterizat ..
1.0
The Break Up is so depressing, painful and awful to watch that I felt like I had just been through a bitter divorce myself. 7M Pictures
2.5
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
2.0
Director Peyton Reed really does seem to be trying to probe for something more worthy, to find some insight into modern day relationships, but it simp .. Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
An eye for the devil in the details gives the story its heart a broken heart, but thats better than none at all. E Online
1.5
To call it erratic would be to imply there was a course it went off, but the films intentions are impossible to fathom. Its a romantic comedy in which .. La Weekly
3.0
Its never less than entertaining and the chemistry between our two leads, whatever their personal circumstances, really holds things together. Mirror
2.5
While the situations are real and the dialogue is authentic, The Break Up is mundane and trite. Kansas City
1.9
A romantic comedy that is neither romantic nor particularly funny. Christianity Today
1.3
It goes through the motions of a romantic comedy without any of the heart. Big Picture Big Sound
2.5
The Break Up is much like a real relationship as it starts off all hilarious and fun, but you are tearing your hair out by the end. Waffle Movies
3.5
I think its courageous its something were not used to seeing from this category of movies these days. A stark honesty is presented here. Window To The Movies
3.8
It might not be the frosted lemon tart thats been advertised for months, but it is solid, satisfying fare flecked with humor, grounded in pain. Chron
1.5
This is that branch of the romantic comedy known as a relationship movie, but generally short on witty lines and amusing incidents. Film Guardian
1.5
Its not a good sign when a movie is called The Break Up and you cant wait for the couple to split so theyll get some relief from one another, and give .. Wsj
2.0
Like so many contemporary movies, The Break Up doesnt know when to call it quits, and the film finally expires after several false endings. Guide Live
4.5
Its full of pain and quirky characters standing at oblique angles to one another, and while it doesnt add up it held me throughout. Chicago Reader
3.0
The films novelty value rapidly wears thin, unable to develop its ideas past the patently obvious. Flip Side Archive
3.0
This summer movie season sure is off to a largely lackluster and frustrating start, and The Break Up sure doesnt help matters. From The Balcony
2.5
The Break Up cant work because it denies its protagonist his humanity, and us the pleasure of watching human characters do at least vaguely human thin .. Film Blather
4.5
But, theres one little wrinkle a gorgeous, plush, upscale condo they jointly own, live in and love.
2.5
The fun parts of this movie actually occur when the two leads are not with each other but in their respective corners preparing for the next round. TheMovieChicks.com
3.0
was mostly shocked by Vince Vaughan, who showed me for the first time that he wasnt the long delayed immature frat boy he so often plays, but actually .. Reel Talk Online
3.8
For that reason, theres nothing wrong with something that delivers belly laughs before striking at gut level. Mid West Film Journal
3.1
However framing those moments of grief, anger, hope, denial and eventual self realisation is a relatively average studio comedy which often falls into .. Dark Horizons
4.5
He likes Social Distortion, she likes Alanis Morrissette. And quite frankly, either Ball and Chain or Isnt it Ironic are both better takes on the mode .. IGN Movies
2.0
As an off beat anatomy of a troubled couple, the film almost succeeds. As summer movie fun well, its not. Detroit News
2.0
A break up of people from 2 different cultural worlds is inevitable, but this illustration does not rise beyond sitcom. Compuserve
2.0
Breaking up may be hard to do. And its not so easy to watch, either. Review Journal
2.0
This is a perfect date movie if you plan on dumping the person youre with when the movie is over. Richard Crouse
2.5
The Break Up is a film that doesnt seem to know what it wants to be. Crazed Fan Boy
3.0
Break Up could be viewed as the ultimate romantic comedy; the rare picture that makes one thank heaven for all the good relationships theyve managed t .. Film Jerk
2.0
Vaughn, who has fooled Hollywood into thinking hes a real actor, has two basic styles: motor riff quickly through dialogue or stand still and imitate .. Metro Weekly
2.5
Peyton Reeds The Break Up proves there is nothing particularly funny or charming about two people splitting up, even if the couple is played by Vince .. Premiere Magazine
3.1
Were not talking Ingmar Bergman here, but suffice it to say that audiences expecting a raucous Vince Vaughn comedy (in the mold of, say, Old School) w .. Chicago Tribune
2.5
As anticlimactic as an actual breakup, without any of the passion, the anger or the glimmers of hope that come from gradually parting with someone you .. Chicago Tribune
3.0
While consistently funny, The Break Up deals in bitterness and revenge, sometimes in ways that cut closer to the bone than most fluffy romantic comedi .. Reel Times: Reflections on ..
3.0
A word of caution to anyone heading off to see The Break Up with the assumption that it is a romantic comedy: this is not a comedy movie with a seriou .. Brandon Fibbs
4.4
Aniston has always done some of her best acting in reaction shots, and Vaughn is a gold mine to react against. Suburban Chicago News
4.0
This is a very watchable film...not your standard rom com garbage. Supercala.com
2.5
Vaughn is a guys guy kind of actor his characters are more comfortable shooting pool or knocking back beers than getting romantic on the couch so its ..
3.1
Plays like a 106 minute highlight reel of three seasons of a sitcom that jumped the shark midway through the sophomore year. Arizona Daily Star
3.1
Listening to people bicker for almost two hours wears thin, especially when the comedy is never quite so funny as you had hoped it would be. Miami Herald
2.5
In spite of some laughs, and winning performances from Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn, The Break Up is more likely to make audiences squirm than ch ..
1.5
One seemingly terminal problem with the casting of Ms. Aniston and Mr. Vaughn is that neither of their careers has featured characters who excelled at .. Ny Observer
3.0
Theres nothing broken about The Break Up, which turns rom com conventions on their side in free wheeling fashion, and in doing so colorfully, wittily .. Now Playing Mag
1.5
The emotional thread is unpleasant from beginning to end with the occasional comical quip sporadically thrown in.
1.5
High aimed intentions are thrown askew by the reliance on inconsistent laughs seemingly meant to break the otherwise overriding tension. Projection Booth Blog Spot ..
3.8
The Break Up is ultimately a big budget heart heavy indy film, and not a slapstick broad comedy as the ads would have you think... Blunt Review
4.5
What ultimately makes The Break Up so good and refreshing is its firm denial of the chick flick stamp of approval. Rich Mond
2.5
Brooke and Gary articulate their discontent with considerable precision and occasional verve. Its that they havent figured out a way to make emotional .. Online Tv Guide
2.5
In The Break Up, men are slobs, women are passive aggressive, and viewers opposed to broad brush strokes for either gender are sorely out of luck. Sac Ticket
4.5
A brilliantly conceived romantic comedy reversal that turns the genre on its head. Reelz Channel
3.1
Unlike most Hollywood romantic comedies old or new The Break Up doesnt quite go where a viewer expects. Lj World
1.5
The summers biggest disappointment though hardly the worst movie so far.
2.5
You have no desire to see them either get back together or murder one another you just want them to leave each other alone. And thats not exactly comp .. Freeze Dried Movies
4.5
Vince Vaughn overreacting to Pictionary will certainly be on his highlight reel at the next awards show... The greatest comedy is found in the deepest ..
5.0
Right up there with the best of the revenge genre, and earns praise from this critic for its sophisticated brand of humor which kept me in stitches fr ..
3.8
One of the things that is most intriguing about The Break Up is how it shows the cruelty that people can inflict upon one another as soon as love fade ..



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