The Break Up

When Gary (Vaughn) and Brooke (Aniston) decide that enough is enough in their relationship. Neither is willing to move out of the condo that they share. On the advice of their friends they choose to try and force the other one out, resulting in a war of mind games between the former couple, during which they realise what they really need. Each other.

Date movies are seen all of the time in the cinema, most of them are exactly the same movie, however they feature different titles.

So what makes the break up different? Well, for starters the chemistry between real life couple Vaughn and Aniston is incredible, as is the supporting cast which features a number of well respected character actors such as Vincent D’Onofrio, Judy Davis and Vaughn’s Swingers cast mate John Favreau. The comedy in the film is executed brilliantly by genre faves such as “A Mighty Wind” star John Michael Higgins and “Dodge ball” actor Justin Long.

But the film was very much Vince Vaughn’s, not only did he star; he also wrote the story and produced the picture. On the negative side the film did seem to drag a bit towards the end, but this did not retract that the break up is a fine addition to the romantic comedy genre which is very much the a solid date movie.