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Features: DVD, Dolby, Digital Audio, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, French, Spanish, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston star in the charming and unpredictable comedy The Break-Up. After two years together, Gary and Brooke's relationship seems to have taken a comical wrong turn on the way to happily ever after. Now The Break-Up is on, the lines have been drawn, and their honest feelings for each other are coming out. Get ready for an all-out war of the exes in this fun date movie that's hilarious and heartfelt.
"...funny, heart-wrenching...the best performances of [Vaughn & Aniston's] careers." Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
"...a pleasant surprise to the open-minded." Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer
"Vaughn and Favreau are so money, just like they were in "Swingers."" Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Editor's Note
Despite its seemingly classic date-movie setup, THE BREAK UP bucks romantic comedy tradition at almost every turn. Gary (Vince Vaughn) and Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) are a mismatched couple who meet, develop a seemingly contented relationship, and buy a beautiful condo together within the movie's first few minutes. Soon an all-too-believable fight triggers the title event, and they spend the rest of the movie alternately arguing and playing mind games as they battle over ownership of their beloved condo--and try to decide whether or not they really want this to be the end.In one of the movie's more dangerous yet courageous twists, neither Vaughn nor Aniston play especially likable characters. They never become unpleasant to watch, though, thanks largely to their formidable reservoirs of charisma. Vaughn is a master of the unkempt, immature, and hilarious everyman (OLD SCHOOL, THE WEDDING CRASHERS), while Aniston radiates bewildered decency, even in prickly roles (THE GOOD GIRL, FRIENDS WITH MONEY). Both of them are engaging presences, even when the movie veers away from comedy and into a kind of painful realism, as Gary and Brooke get caught up in a bitter and mean-spirited cycle of fighting that neither of them can win. The script's few weak patches are usually saved by the tremendous supporting cast, including ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT's Jason Bateman as the couple's realtor, Judy Davis as Brooke's boss, John Michael Higgins as her irrepressible, sexually ambiguous brother, and Jon Favreau as Gary's best friend, in scenes that effortlessly recapture some of the duo's SWINGERS chemistry. Peyton Reed, the director of the underrated DOWN WITH LOVE, isn't afraid to make his romantic comedy both unromantic and, occasionally, depressingly truthful, but thanks to the group of actors assembled here, watching a relationship unravel has rarely been more enjoyable.
| Features | Alternate Ending | | Audio Commentary With Director Peyton Reed | | Audio Commentary With Vince Vaughn & Jennifer Aniston | | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround Sound | | Deleted Scenes | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Extended Scenes | | Featurettes: In Perfect Harmony - The Tone Rangers, The Making Of The Break-Up, & Three Brothers - A Tour Of Chicago | | HD-DVD & DVD Combo! Both Standard & HD-DVD Versions On One Disc | | Improv With Vince Vaughn & Jon Favreau | | Interactive Menus | | Outtakes | | Picture In Picture: Access Interactive Bonus Features, Including Cast Interviews & Behind-The-Scenes Footage, Throughout The Film, All Without Interruption To The Movie Experience | | Production Photographs | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | The Break-Up - HD DVD By: Matt Paprocki - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 6/2/2007 3:05 AM | | Peyton Reed directs this supposed comedy, starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. Vaughn is never off, and Aniston always fits into her role as the adorable girlfriend/wife. What they’re given here is nothing more than a long-winded fight that plays out in such a miserable fashion, it’s impossible to pick out the jokes.
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 10/17/2006 |
| Running Time: 107 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 31973 | | UPC: 00025193197320 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (2007) | | | People's Choice, Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn, Favorite On-Screen Match-Up |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
3 stars out of 4 -- "Credit Vaughn and Aniston for dropping the glam act and joining writers Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender in the risky task of turning a formula sex comedy on its empty head....This is WAR OF THE ROSES, where laughs take no prisoners." 06/15/2006 p.106Los Angeles Times
"[Vaughn] is reliably fleet and funny....The movie is at its most limber in the scenes between Vaughn and Jon Favreau..." 06/02/2006 p.E1 Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "Vaughn and Fav are still money when it comes to comic improv: check out the gold they mine in their final shared scene." 08/01/2006 p.34 Premiere
3 stars out of 5 -- "THE BREAK-UP is an interesting, often surprising film....The barbs are quick, nasty and real....The stars' chemistry is compelling to watch." 11/01/2006 92 Variety 7 of 10
Misleadingly marketed as a boisterous comedy, "The Break-Up" may be the first "last-date movie" -- the one you see with someone that you're about to dump. Sporadic rays of sunshine emanate from the broad and gifted supporting cast, but the core story is almost relentlessly unpleasant, like sitting through a dinner party where the host couple does nothing but bicker...Vaughn's verbal dexterity remains impressive, and he exhibits genuine pain as well as flashes of the comedy chops that, arguably, were the strongest element in last summer's hit "Wedding Crashers." Helmer Peyton Reed ("Down With Love") has clearly given his producer-star free rein to improvise, but there's not much evidence of any direction, and the character proves almost consistently unlikable, which works against the film. - Brian Lowry
Reel.com 8 of 10
The Break-Up is a romantic comedy that's neither romantic nor exactly a comedy. Which isn't to say this film about the last gasps of a long-term relationship isn't often affecting and funny. It is, just not in ways we're normally used to. Like the recent Friends With Money, it's one of those movies where the main characters, though human and recognizable, are not particularly likable. Thus, audience reaction to The Break-Up will mostly depend on how much sympathy the film's prickly lead couple - selfish Chicago tour guide Gary (Vince Vaughn) and demanding art dealer Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) - can ultimately drum up for their plight. It's touch-and-go all the way, but the film's skilled stars, enjoyable supporting cast, and strong emotional beats help make up for the its harsher side, and for Peyton Reed's occasionally slack direction. - Gary Goldstein
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