The Break-Up

Wow, I have a lot of reviews to get through tonight. I'll do them in the order I saw them, so let's start with:

The Break-Up (2006)
Directed by: Peyton Reed
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn.

The Break-Up was advertised as a romantic comedy, with two big Hollywood stars (who, it is now common knowledge, are a couple) about a couple who break up but both refuse to move out of the condo they own, so they share it, but being hostile towards each other.

In actual fact, it is a lot more of a drama than a comedy. Sure, there are funny lines (a lot of them are found in the trailer) but there is a much more serious tone than there is in most romcoms. And I know what I'm talking about here. I may not have seen many action, horror or sci-fi movies, but I've seen a hell of a lot of romantic comedies.

The thing that stuck out most about the movie to me is how realistic it is. You really believe in the characters and can empathize with both of them (but mostly with Brooke, played by Jennifer Aniston, because she's the woman and has much better reason to be upset than he does). Their relationship is so real, you can believe they're together in real life (although for most of the movie Gary and Brooke aren't together).

The two leads are excellent. I haven't really seen Vince Vaughn in anything else but he's very good. Jennifer Aniston proves she is a wonderful dramatic actress as well as a comedic one. Is there any wonder why everyone loves her so much?

It has all the features of a normal romcom (quirky relatives, eccentric employers, the 'best friend', etc.) but with much more depth to it, and at times it's downright sad. If I were in a certain mood, I might cry watching it. Turns out I wasn't, so I didn't. But it was sad!

Nothing more to say really. Basically, if you're a romcom gal like me, see it, because it ticks all the right boxes, and even if you're not a romcom person, you may like it more than you think.

A
(Is it just me, or am I giving like every single film an A?)

Talliestar

Gary: Richard did not kick my ass, what Richard did was attack me while I was half asleep.
Brooke: Really? Is that how you see it?
Gary: There's a really big gap between getting your ass kicked, and having a dancing, singing sprite fool you with trickery, and then strike your throat before you know that you're even in the fight. But I wouldnt expect someone like you to understand that, because all you do is make moves from up in your ivory tower.