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Good concept, poorly executed.

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

This movie really did surprise me. I was actually shocked of the low ratings. This movie may not have a big twist or conflict. It also doesn't have complicated storyline. This movie actually is pretty simple. It tells a story of a couple who is on a though times of their relationship. How that problem could take them somewhere they never thought before. And how by overcoming it, they found something else inside them that is actually the answer of all their problems. You will see a lot of yelling scenes, but also heartbreaking and heartfelt moments. And the best part is that you could totally relate to these characters, or to the story. You will realize that this is actually very realistic, these moments in the movie could actually happen in real lives. Such a beautiful balance.I must say that i have no doubt on vince and jen's acting. Clever comedians who are also able to nail the serious moments too. You will laugh on their jokes, you will smile when the romantic scene comes, and you will cry when the sad moment comes (seriously i cried so much on the last 30mins). Very well acted.This may not be the best romcom movie of all time, but the break-up sure is worth to watch. Especially if you want to see one of the most realistic story of romcoms.

A combination of misogyny and misandry, this shows a generation gap, a gender gap, hatred towards potential in-laws, and makes the man look like a fool while it makes the woman look like a passive/aggressive control freak. This comedy shows too completely incompatible people moving into a gorgeous apartment together without obviously really thinking it through. Jennifer Aniston, one of today's top leading ladies, has never warmed me on screen, and I found myself despising her from the start. She's the type of female (certainly no lady) who expects the men in her life to read her mind. According to her state of confusion, insisting that she feels cut flowers are a waste so that means that she really wants her man to buy her flowers. Vince Vaughan is no prize either. He's guilty of being a slob, not offering to help, and when he agrees to do the dishes, she's angry because he didn't offer. But my biggest issue with him is that I did not find him at all believable, speaking lines that seem to be the most one dimensional viewpoint of the world's biggest misandrists.Perhaps modern relationships haven't improved with the E.R.A., and the vengeance of angry broads vs. the one upmanship of male chauvinists determined to keep control. This is not a couple that I'm rooting for to see get back together, let alone go out on a date in the first place. She's got a strange family that seems like they are from outer space. Even mom Ann-Margret seems like she dropped in from another world in her few scenes, although I never bought her as Aniston's mother in the first place. Judy Davis appears to be playing the Patti LuPone of the art gallery world, rather severe and sadly wasted. The effeminate receptionist is also a rather unnecessary character as well, stereotypically overly sensitive and flamboyant, basically a gay cartoon character.This is trying so hard to be hip, modern and current, but only proves several points according to the script. Straight men are insensitive pigs that need to be trained and controlled by the women they date. Their women are harpy's, manipulative and demanding, not worth the psychological risk of a lifetime of angry stares and immediate confrontations once the door is closed after company leaves. I found myself yelling at the screen in frustration at the one dimensional modern way that humanity has turned the battle of the sexes (funny in old screwball comedies) into something that looks like a Fifth Avenue parade right after the crowd has dispersed. I watched the entire film to get the whole picture, one of the ugliest pictures of male and female relationships I've ever seen.

The Break-Up (2006): Dir: Payton Reed / Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent D'Onofrio, Joey Lauren Adams, Cole Hauser: Advertised as a comedy while delivering serious issues regarding broken relationships that aren't convincing to begin with. Tour guide Vince Vaughn and art gallery patron Jennifer Aniston confront differences threatening their relationship. Great background information followed by a routine seesaw battle of wills. Conclusion received a groan from the audience as director Payton Reed tries to deliver on two scales. Reed previously made the successful yet routine Bring It On. Vaughn argues his messy lifestyle, while Aniston yearns for appreciation. Vaughn is unsympathetic because he fails to do simple things that could help heal his relationship wounds. Aniston is also unsympathetic reducing herself to failed attempts to make him jealous. Standard friendships with Vincent D'Onofrio and Joey Lauren Adams who are deserving of better material. Plus we have Cole Hauser as Vaughn's brother and this is quite the step down after having the lead in Paparazzi. Strong message regarding admitting our faults but some relationships are doomed from the start, much like this film. The concluding scene is perhaps meant as a twist but it comes off like a kick to the groin. Disappointing comedy that won't have viewers breaking up. Score: 4 / 10

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.