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The Break Up
Date: Dec 19th, 2008 12:08:35 am - Subscribe
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The Break Up... is a movie starring Vince Vaughan and Jennifer Aniston.

I know that it's been out on DVD for a while, but I just saw it for the first time today.

Essentially the point of the movie is that this couple meets at a baseball game, fall in love and their relationship progresses to the point where they own a condo together in Chicago. After a bad night, the two get in a fight and break up, but they have to continue living together. The rest of the movie is Brooke attempting to make Gary jealous or something. Anyway, they do weird crazy things to each other to get back at each other and blah blah.

I have to say that I'm not a fan of this movie. I felt very awkward watching it, because they fought all the time, and put their family and friends in awkward situations having to see them fight all the time.

I also felt annoyed by the end. Brooke tries to get Gary to go to a concert with her and he stands her up. After that they both have realizations that are the opposite of each other.. Gary wants to change but Brooke doesn't feel the same anymore. I think this bothered me because I didn't feel like there was enough development showing how the characters got to this point. Brooke was just as guilty as Gary of pissing each other off. She tried to date guys. Gary had a strip poker game. I couldn't side with either of them.

And Brooke leaves. Just like that. A relationship that they must have put a lot of time and effort in ends just like that, even though Gary has chosen to change.

The ending was the worst. They meet on the street and have a very awkward conversation. It's obvious during this part that Brooke doesn't want to talk to Gary, and Gary still has feelings for Brooke. The whole part was really uneasy and weird. Then they walk away from each other. When the credits rolled, I yelled "That's IT??!!!?"

Anyway, I guess I'm a sucker for happy endings, but really? There was really no conclusion to the story because one has moved on the other hasn't. I was left wanting more.

So that's my rant about this movie. I watched Hookwinked after that, which was a little better, but that's a whole different story.


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