MOVIE REVIEW FOR "THE BREAKUP"
| Starring: | Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Jon Favreau, Joey Lauren Adams, Ann-Margret |
| Directed by: | Peyton Reed |
| Produced by: | Stuart Besser, Peter Billingsley, Vince Vaughn |
MOVIE REVIEW FOR "THE BREAKUP"
review and artwork by Phillip Seahorn
When I went to see this movie, some motherfucker actually CLAPPED when I walked out at the end of the movie.
Why?
Because the ending of the movie , if done REALISTICALLY, could have added a lot of weight to this dramedy.
This movie is about two people who share a condo in Chicago (my TRUE home) and are at each other's throat.A relationship like this which is based in reality would have had numerous domestic disturbance calls on these people.
I have had many apartments, and this couple would be the fucking couple who would CONSTANTLY argue ,with me hearing every fucking intimate detail of their lives.
LOUDLY.
Now, these people live in this fancy condo, probably on the Gold Coast.They would have had their asses evicted in no time, with the amount of LOUD arguing these two do in the movie.
But the script is excellent, and the dialog is sharp and fast, with Vaughn's delivery.His rapid talking style, and Chicago accent, lent authenticity to the movie.
But Jennifer Aniston's performance was painful to watch.It just hit too close to home, and this came out in her performance.Not only to be dumped by Brad Pitt, but to find out that he was fucking Angelina ("she was BLOWING Billy Bob Thorton,eeewww") Jolie would be cause for an emergency trip to the hospital after a suicide attempt.
Brad's daughter came from the same place that Thorton's....I can't finish.She's better off without that freak.
Big ups that he's from Missouri:)
Why the fuck would she DO a movie like this?
The supporting actors are excellent, especially the character of Aniston's brother in this movie.
The crowning point of the movie is the scene where Vaughn's character wants Aniston's character's brother to leave in the midst of his singing group's rehersal.This portrays accurately why in most cases, you don't pick a fight with somebody who is nice all the time.Think Barry Manilow and Jet Li merged.
But getting back to the asshole that clapped when I got up and walked out at the end.That person KNEW why I was walking out.
This movie is getting a lot of negative buzz about the cop out ending.As well it should.This movie had the merits of being a first rate, summer worthy movie.It played in the main theatre of Creve Couer Cinema ( a fine establishment), bumping "The X-Men".
They should have kept the mutants in the main theatre.
THE SEAHORN MOVIEMETER: "C+"
posted by PHILLIP SEAHORN @ 5:58 PM
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