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The Break-Up (HD-DVD)

Jennifer Aniston (actor), Vince Vaughn (actor) and Peyton Reed (director)

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Review

Premiere, 11/01/2006, 92, 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."

Rolling Stone, 06/15/2006, p.106, 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."

Los Angeles Times, 06/02/2006, p.E1, "[Vaughn] is reliably fleet and funny....The movie is at its most limber in the scenes between Vaughn and Jon Favreau..."

Total Film, 08/01/2006, p.34, 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."

Title Note

Theatrical Release: June 2, 2006

Release Note

HD DVD Features:
Note: This an HD-DVD/DVD Hybrid, playable on both HD-DVD and standard DVD players.

Snap Case
Widescreen - 1.85

SIDE A (HD-DVD):
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Sound Plus 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
Subtitles - English SDH, French, Spanish - Optional

SIDE B (DVD):
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 2.0 - French, Spanish
Subtitles - English SDH, French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material (REPEATED ON BOTH SIDE A AND SIDE B):
Commentaries - 1. Vince Vaughn - Star, Jennifer Aniston - Star
2. Peyton Reed - Director
Featurettes - 1. "Improv with Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau With Optional Commentary"
2. "The Making of Break-Up"
3. "Three Brothers: A Tour of Chicago"
4. Outtakes
5. Alternate Ending
6. Deleted Scenes
7. Extended Scenes
8. "In Perfect Harmony: The Tone Rangers"
Interactive Features:
U-Control

HD DVD Features:
Note: This an HD-DVD/DVD Hybrid, playable on both HD-DVD and standard DVD players.

Snap Case
Widescreen - 1.85

SIDE A (HD-DVD):
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Sound Plus 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
Subtitles - English SDH, French, Spanish - Optional

SIDE B (DVD):
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 2.0 - French, Spanish
Subtitles - English SDH, French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material (REPEATED ON BOTH SIDE A AND SIDE B):
Commentaries - 1. Vince Vaughn - Star, Jennifer Aniston - Star
2. Peyton Reed - Director
Featurettes - 1. "Improv with Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau With Optional Commentary"
2. "The Making of Break-Up"
3. "Three Brothers: A Tour of Chicago"
4. Outtakes
5. Alternate Ending
6. Deleted Scenes
7. Extended Scenes
8. "In Perfect Harmony: The Tone Rangers"
Interactive Features:
U-Control

Product Notes

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.

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