OK, so Vince is funny as always. He skillfully delivers a slew of funny one liners. And of course Jen is beautiful, as expected. (there is a not-to-miss scene of her that just hammers home the mistake Mr. Pitt has made...) In the movie they break up, as advertised. Unfortunately other than these assets the movie offers little that one would expect from a romantic comedy. Think of Spanglish, not of any movie from the 90's with Meg Ryan. Whats missing here is any real reason for them to stay together. What we end up with is an at-times-funny movie that fails to sell itself to us because it displays no real value in their relationship. The result is that other than feeling a bit sorry for the characters, we don't really except what the plot tries to sell us; that they should keep trying to get back together. Its a bit of a sad movie in that all we are left with is a pretty strong feeling that they really should break up.
Review of The Break-Up
