CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

songbirdmc As per usual this movie was marketed as a comendy and IT ISN'T. Why do they wish to mislead the audience so much!? Duh! Because they want us to spend money on the movie even if it means that we regret it! I remember my sister and I were absolutely starving for a good comedy and the previews looked somewhat promising and I'm a fan of Jennifer Aniston and I guess you could say Vince Vaughn as well. I swear as I was sitting in the theater I kept expecting it to take a turn that would put it on the track I expected it to go on. But it never does. You would think something unexpected would be good, but it isn't.Sadly, this movie is sad. S A D. First, because of the breakup and then the heartache that follows, but also because of the comedy that was attempted and failed horribly. I found myself thinking will this scene ever end!? Multiple times. It's just going and going and going and they expect us to find it funny, but it's actually horrible and painful to sit through. Speaking of painful -that ending! What even was that? They left it so open to interpretation. I really wish they would have given us more of an idea of whether or not they would possibly reconcile. I'm guessing not. I really hate movies that don't have a definitive ending.I wanted to love it, but unfortunately I didn't even like it.

Bernie Sauer Yes, I am going to promote another critically panned yet publicly loved Vince Vaughn film simply because of one thing: it stars Vince Vaughn.Here's a guy men like because he's pleasingly crass and women like because he has a quasi sensitive side. If anything, Vince is the reason to go to the movies these days because he leaves political correctness out the door and endorses a touch of shame.In The Break-Up, Vince plays Gary who has just been dumped by his girlfriend, Brooke, played by real-life lover, Jennifer Aniston. Neither one is willing to move out of the condo they share, so they both take the advice of their friends and instigate a battle of mind games in order to oust the other out. Little do they know that behind their trickery, they may also be trying to keep the relationship alive.Although Jennifer Aniston plays an agreeable representative of the female side, this is really Vince's film for the mere reason that when he is right, he is right, and when he is wrong, he is really wrong.Along with a likable, clumsy Vince, we also have an admirably funny cast including Brooke's ambiguously gay brother (John Michael Higgins of Best in Show), her eccentric art collecting boss (Judy Davis), and Johnny, Gary's best friend played by Jon Favreau in scenes that recapture the duo's chemistry in the 1996 hit, Swingers. To add, kudos go to Jennifer Aniston, who is one of the most underrated actresses in Hollywood as she constantly tries and succeeds to meld her old sitcom "Friends" character into something new.Overall, I was surprised by The Break-Up. I went into the theatre with all of the previously read criticism in my head but came out feeling refreshingly content. Some critics stabbed the film for being too funny, light, dramatic, and dark all at the same time. I ask, isn't that exactly what a break up is all about? Except for what I thought was a cop-out ending, Vince and Jennifer portray the finale of a couple as sincerely as they can. Seeing the film a few months after my own break up with my girlfriend, I could only relate, grimace, and smile.

ironmaiden138 Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman?? I'm in! Sounds like a blast, right? Well, I guess it would be, if the movie wasn't about a miserable breakup between Vaughn and Anniston's characters. This breakup takes place within the first 15 minutes of the film and since the two are stuck living together until their condo sells, it drags on for another 1.5 hours while we all watch. They fight constantly, try to make each other jealous and turn friends against one another. This might be funny or watchable if Anniston was unlikable. But, she is so sweet in this film and so heart-broken by her miscalculation that watching Vaughn be so crude to her just isn't enjoyable. This movie simply doesn't work. In the end, it may have had a chance to be saved by giving us an ending that we could feel good about. But, not the case. It ends on as crappy a moment as it starts with.I watch comedy to feel good, to lift my mood. This one does nothing but bring me down.

p-baenziger This is a romantic comedy with a twist - it's not funny, or romantic. Also, it requires suspension of disbelief to watch.If you expect to watch a comedy, the rating is a clear 1 out of 10. If you already know that it isn't a comedy, many issues remain. It's hard to associate with any of the main characters - the characters don't have depth, it's hard to like them, or hate them, or feel anything about them other than boredom or confusion. There are no feel-good moments. No suspension other than the everlasting question - when does the real movie start? And while we already know that it isn't a comedy, there are less humorous scenes than in most horror movies.This is only a review of the first half of the movie, I haven't seen the second half, nor do I intend to ever watch it.