i watched the break up over the weekend and it was absolutely awful. i am a big sucker for romantic comedies, but this was definitely not a romantic comedy. yes, yes, i get that the title of the movie is the BREAK UP, but with vince vaughn and jennifer aniston as the leads to the movie you would think that the movie would be full of hilarity.
warning, there may be some spoilers below…
full of hilarity? no, such is not the case. instead you are forced to endure 106 minutes of torture watching the two fight. at the one point where you think that the movie will finally be worth all of the emotional pain that you are subjected to, there is no payoff. the movie is not a romantic comedy, but rather a romantic tragedy.
the movie is peppered with humorous moments, but i haven’t had to go through this much agony since bruce willis and michelle pfeiffer teamed up to make the story of us. there’s just too pain through the movie to really be satisfied with the ending. awful. just awful.
the only thing the movie does offer is that jennifer aniston looks amazing and there’s a blurry butt shot of hers as well. =P save this movie for a rental or maybe a download if you are so inclined.
I totally concur! I kept waiting for the punch line and never got it. the couple treated each other so badly that I didn’t root for either to be happy. it’s like watching a break-up from hell.
hahaha…the movie wasn’t good, but some of the problems and/or issues that the couple was having was kinda true.
I want to watch that just cuz I’m a Jennifer Aniston fan, but I keep hearing bad stuff. Mr. W’s mom said there was too much fighting throughout the movie; a newspaper critic said that it’s unique from the usual “romantic comedy” in that it’s neither romantic nor comedic; and now you guys. Well, Jordan found it to be realistic in its portrayal of a breakup state of mind, maybe I’ll watch it for that, while hoping it doesn’t propel me into a depression again.
i will agree that it definitely can be an accurate portrayal of a breakup and the breakup state of mind, but who wants to live that? don’t we already suffer through enough pain and suffering in our lives to not have to live through other fictional people’s pain and suffering?