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The Break Up (2006) Review

Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn star in this romantic comedy about a couple who doesn't quite get along. One night, as they prepare for a dinner with family, they end it all (well, she ends it all).

The only problem? They have a nice condo in Chicago, and they aren't quite ready to let go of it, so they decide to stay together long enough to get the thing sold. Then they'll move along.

Actually, it's a little more complex than that. They aren't quite ready to let go of each other, either, but the condo is the reason they both give to one another. So they story plays out and neither wants to let the other know how much they really care about the other one, so they try to up the ante on the other one throughout the movie.

There are some good laughs throughout, and in the end it actually doesn't quite work out. A bit of a surprise, really, for a fairly mainstream Hollywood movie - you would expect that everything would work out in the end. But it's an enjoyable ride along the way, with lots of recognizable names to fill in the roles of friends and family.

Rated PG-13 for adult content, language and sexual content. You'll probably want to leave the kids at home for this one, but older kids might be okay. Use your own judgment here.

Netflix, Inc.

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