| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"So broken even the capable stars can't fix it." more... |
C- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"Vaughn and Aniston bicker endlessly, and uninterestingly..." more... |
C- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...watching the movie is like being on a double-date from hell." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Jessica Reaves |
"...audiences expecting a raucous Vince Vaughn comedy (in the mold of, say, Old School) will find themselves laughing less than they'd hoped." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"...for each flaw there are two keen moments of insight and fine supporting performances." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...a synthetically hostile he said/ she said cartoon of a romantic comedy..." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"...a solid argument against real-life couples being allowed to play opposite each other in purportedly romantic films..." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"...a major disappointment..." more... |
D+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Dump it." more... |
C- |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...the whole movie feels dull and trivial." more... |
D+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...The Break-Up doesn't try hard or often to solicit chuckles. There are times when its seriousness is almost unsettling." more... |
C |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Until a cop-out ending, this is War of the Roses territory, where laughs take no prisoners." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...a misbegotten, conflicted mess." more... |
C- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"Vaughn has a certain oafish charm, but he's a character actor who is much, much easier to take in small doses." more... |
C- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"To watch two unsympathetic people squabble and snarl for almost two hours is about as grating it gets." more... |
C |
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