Saturday, June 3, 2006

THE BREAK-UP




Drama

PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Vince Vaughn: Gary Grobowski, part owner of a Chicago tour bus company
Jon Favreau: his best friend, Johnny O, owner of a local bar
Jennifer Aniston: Brooke Meyers, employee of the Marilyn Dean art gallery
Vincent D'Onofrio: Gary’s older brother and business partner Dennis
Cole Hauser: Gary’s younger brother and business partner Lupus
Judy Davis: Marilyn Dean

REVIEW
Although promoted as a romantic comedy, it really isn’t. It is more about relationships, personalities, values and issues and how people deal with them. Along the way there is some romance and certainly there are times when it’s downright funny. But it is not a romantic comedy as such.
Some of the scenes drag on a little too long but there is some great acting by Jennifer Aniston that more than compensates.

CLASSIFICATION
for sexual content, some nudity (backsides only) and language (quite a few four-letter words)

FOR NITPICKERS ONLY
When Brooke walks down the condo hallway she is almost at the bedroom door before the point of view changes to Gary’s perspective from the sofa. Now she’s somehow backed up and is only midway down the hallway.

When Gary and Johnny O are in his bar sitting side-by-side discussing some things, Gary’s beer bottle changes orientation between shots.

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