Movie chemistry is a hard think to gauge. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan had it. Bogart and Bergman had it. But for every great pairing, there are 10 Cruise-Kidmans, or Crowe-Ryans. I'm not sure if Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn have great chemistry, but I am positive that Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau have it. These two guys need to make another movie together ASAP. They have the best male-male chemistry this side of Pitt-Clooney.

Now, let's get to it.

If "The Break-Up" were a restaurant, it would serve:

Well, not really a restaurant, but it's like when you trick your dog into eating it's medicine by putting it in a spoonful of Peanut Butter. The dog's in for a bitter treat, but it's wrapped in such a delicious surrounding that your dog is probably not sure if what it just ate was more bitter or sweet. And like all good medicines, the movie has the potential to cure a lot of people's relationships. I think that there are a lot of people out there who could learn a thing or two from this movie.

If "The Break-Up" were a politician, it'd be:

Since I was so hard on Bill Clinton in my last review, I'll go ahead and say that this movie'd be Bill Clinton. The main point of this movie was to show that you don't really ever know what you have until it's gone. As I read that Bush is getting ready to push for the Gay-Marriage Constitutional Ban while wars rage around the Middle East, I have to wonder if the country wishes it hadn't broken up with the Democratic Party so hastily. As they say in dating terms, I think our country "traded down."

If "The Break-Up" were a band, it'd be:

Take your pick: "The Beatles," "Simon and Garfunkel," "The Eagles" etc. Good apart, great together. But like all complex relationships, there's no way they can stay together, so "Wings" and "Boys of Summer" is what we have to live with.

If "The Break-Up" were a sexual act, it'd be:

Sleeping on the couch, only without the great make-up sex.

If "The Break-Up" were a better movie, it'd be:

"The War of the Roses." Although not a bad movie, "The Break-Up" was kind of fluffy and full of air, kinda like Vince Vaughn in this movie. Eric from "Entourage" was right on the money when he said VV was a "puffy mother fucker." haha But yeah, I think I prefer "War of the Roses" because of how it refused to pull its punches. Although a good movie, I really have no desire to see "The Break-Up" again.

closing thoughts

"The Break-Up" reminded me of "The Wedding Crashers" in everything from tone to VV's sarcastic character. I don't think either movies are classics, but they're not a complete waste of time. And in some ways, you can learn a lot from both movies. It was a good movie, but I think I've already written more words than this movie rates.

peace and love, y'all