Universal Pictures
2006 - Rated PG-13 - 1 hr 46 min
Director: Peyton Reed
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, Justin Long, John Michael Higgins, Vincent D'Onofrio
The best part about this movie is the end. Not because it's over... but because it doesn't end the way you expect. A Hollywood rom-com always has a happy ending right? Well, despite the movie trailer that would have you believe this is your standard rom-com, it so isn't. Instead, it's like a study in communication breakdown, romantic dysfunction, the differences between men and women and how they manage conflict. And even with its cutesy back-and-forth between this couple - expertly protrayed by Vaughn and Aniston, by the way - this movie is full of sorrow, regret, and doubt. It's well done and highly underrated. Calling this a rom-com just doesn't make sense.
Anyway, I really do like this movie, although it's not one I could pick up and watch every weekend. There are laughs, here and there, but mostly it's just a reminder to appreciate the one you're with and not take anything for granted. But the open-ended last scene also reminds us of all the things possible in the future.
It was definitely nice to see a break-up handled so bluntly. And it ended perfectly.
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