SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

mettafriend This movie is not what I expected. I would not call it a comedy, but rather a Drama with comedic components. Jennifer Aniston does a fantastic job playing a very realistic woman in a relationship with someone she fell in love with, but really shouldn't be in a relationship with in the first place. She battles between letting go and, as many people do, holding on because its a known quantity and there are some good memories. Vince Vaughn's character is a child in a man's body. He is charming and there's a reason why Aniston's character fell in love with him. But in the end, he's a self-centered emotionally-unintelligent man unable to see rationally or beyond his own self-interests. I was annoyed at times when Jennifer's character wouldn't let go and move on. She is so out of Vince's character's league. But, it actually happens a lot in real life. The end is surprising and relieving. Loved it.

mark.waltz 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.

blockheadry I like to give credit where credit is due, the acting in this film is actually decent, it just feels like it's in the wrong genre, This film is meant to be a Rom-Com, and even by Rom-Com standards, this film isn't good, the film is far,far to serious and depressing, there are really only TWO jokes in this entire film... and they both fall flat and just come off awkward.If this film was under the genre of a romantic drama I would probably rate the film a 5/10 but as it is a failed comedy it has to loose marks in my opinionSummary: Pros -The acting is not too badCons -For a comedy the film is way too serious and uncomfortable - The only 2 jokes in the entire film are easy, cheap jokes that some how still feel awkward and out of context

Python Hyena 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