The Break-Up (2006)

We met on set (45 items)
list by Lexie

"If Movie Posters Told The Truth" 3! (30 items)
list by ♥ CHANi

Actors playing the same type of character (52 items)
list by Lexie

Watched in 2012 (534 items)
list by Nosoki

best romantic movies (145 items)
list by iknowthat

The alternate ending on the DVD is better, but the movie is still flat.

There are two things that surprise me about this film. Firstly that it is not at all the recent Farrelly brothers style American schtick we have become accustomed to being trained to react to like packs of mindless mall seals all clapping and honking in unision.

It's almost as though someone gave Pedro Almodovar his next gig in Hollywood immediately after doing Women on the verge o... read more

The Break-Up was an amusing movie with lots of resonance for married and dating couples. I never really laughed during the movie - it was just a "smiler", but I did enjoy it. I was left unpleased by the ending, like they did not quite know how to finish the movie. Jennifer Aniston is fun, but unremarkable. The thing that bugs me is the characters don't make a lot of sense - yes it's only a com... read more

In Chicago, the art dealer Brooke Meyers feels not appreciated and neglected by her immature husband Gary Grobowski, who is partner of his two brothers in a tourism business, and decides to break-up with him to make Gary misses her. Gary misunderstands her true intention, both follows the wrong advices of family members and friends, beginning a war of sexes with no winner.

Picture

Video