The Break-Up Reviews

Movie Reviews

• what transpires between the leads is painfully awkward and often not the least bit funny

  by Brian Lowry [Variety ]

• poorly written and directed "unromantic comedy"

  by Lou Lumenick [New York Post ]

• Neither as raunchily funny as Vaughn's career-reviving "The Wedding Crashers" nor as romantically fulfilling as preview audiences reportedly demanded

  Review rate : C by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]

• it's the feel-bad movie of the year

  by Ty Burr [Boston Globe ]

• instances of inspired comedy or thoughtful romance are scattered randomly throughout it

  by David Mercier [FilmJudge ]

• a refreshingly different romantic comedy, one that doesn't so much rely on gimmicks as on digging around for genuine feelings

  by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic ]

• a major disappointment of an anti-romantic comedy

  by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter ]

• a lot more than a laugh fest that can be easily left behind when you leave the theater

  by Michael Janusonis [The Providence Journal ]
• Review rate : B+ Reviewed by Andrea Tuccillo [The Cinema Source ]
• Reviewed by Jeffrey Harris [HybridMagazine ]
• Reviewed by Brian Orndorf [eFilmCritic ]
• Review rate : C Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]
• Reviewed by Phil Calabro [The Movie Insider ]
• Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday ]
• Reviewed by Bridget Byrne [Boxoffice Magazine ]
• Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
• Reviewed by Roger Ebert [Chicago Sun-Times ]
• Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine ]
• Reviewed by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly ]
• Reviewed by Leana Donofrio [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland ]
• Reviewed by Jessica Reaves [Chicago Tribune ]
• Reviewed by Carina Chocano [Los Angeles Times ]

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