The Break-Up - Preview
Preview by Jack Foley
MUCH of the hype surrounding the release of Jennifer Aniston’s latest romantic comedy, The Break-Up, has been overtaken by the real-life gossip surrounding the are they/aren’t they relationship with co-star Vince Vaughn.
For The Break-Up marks the movie where the two first met following Aniston’s much-publicised split with Brad Pitt.
Eagle-eyed gossip-lovers will probably be paying close attention to the on-screen chemistry that exists between them – but movie buffs not concerned with the tabloid headlines might like to sit back and enjoy what looks set to be a pleasingly barbed rom-com with a difference instead.
The film is directed by Peyton Reed (of Down With Love fame) and finds Aniston and Vaughn as a couple who call it quits but continue to live together in their jointly owned condo.
Needless to say, the fallout is spectacular as each tries to get the other out by arguing, bickering and general humiliation.
But they also still possess feelings for each other and it’s not long before they’re once again falling for each other as the possibility of life apart becomes too much to bear.
The Break-Up co-stars regular Vaughn collaborator John Favreau (Swingers) and Jason Bateman and – from its bright trailer alone – looks to be more than capable of providing its fair share of belly laughs.
Vaughn appears to be on smooth-talking form, while Aniston plays to her comedic strengths (as honed on Friends). The various arguments and predicaments the characters find themselves in look spot-on as well.
Although written by Jay Lavendar, the movie was the brainchild of Vaughn who also produces. He deliberately looks for something different in his romantic comedies, while believing the funniest scenarios frequently come from those which remain closest to reality.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly earlier this year, he said: ‘‘The charm of this movie is it’s relatable. In relationships, arguments about the garage clicker can be about so much more.’‘
Director Reed adds that it promises to provide Vaughn with the material to do what he does best.
‘‘He’s playing a character who’s still a boy,” he explained. “He’s unevolved and maybe not ready for the level of relationship he’s involved in.”
As for Aniston, she’s remained consistently tight-lipped about the irony of playing a warring couple when, in real-life, the film provided her with a love interest.
As for the scene in which she walks around the apartment naked in a bid to make her ex jealous, she also refuses to reveal just how much of the famous Aniston body will be exposed on-screen.
“You’ll have to wait and see,” she told EW somewhat seductively.