Breakup DVD
Another story confirming that Vaughniston is still happening ...bummer. On the other hand I rented The Breakup last night and discovered to my surprise that it plays just as spritzy the second time (since seeing it last May), and maybe even better than that.
In my initial review I said "there are no laughs after the first third of The Break-up, and there's no bouncy comic energy or pacing in any of it...but it's not intended to deliver this stuff. It's a decently made, reasonably mature, well-acted relation- ship drama with humorous punctuation from time to time (i.e., mostly in the early portions)."
I still didn't "laugh" when I saw the DVD last night, but it was consistently amusing (again), well acted and never dull. Here's a less funny recording of the first big argu- ment scene, and here's the first post-breakup argument, which is actually funny here and there.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 18, 2006 at 7:52 PM
comment #1
jeffmcm
says ...
You saw it in May 2005?
Posted by jeffmcm
at October 19, 2006 1:10 AM
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Edward
says ...
A pretty decent film. I'm glad it didn't cop out and have an upbeat Hollywood ending.
Posted by Edward
at October 19, 2006 8:23 AM
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nemo
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They seriously need to transfer some pounds from him to her.
Posted by nemo
at October 19, 2006 2:38 PM
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adaml
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Still the best film I've seen this year. Admitedly, I've not seen more than 15 films, though I have seen The Departed.
Very weel written, painfully true to lifwe and well acted. Was mystefied by the majority of the critical reaction but those that went in without any preconceived notions got it right. This is smart, different from the norm and a fine film.
Posted by adaml
at October 19, 2006 9:38 PM