Breaking Up is Hard to Do (but easy to watch!)

This includes a movie spoiler so if you haven't seen The Break-Up and plan on doing so, please refrain from reading this post. I know it will be difficult, but go read something else like the Daughter of Opinion blog which has gotten me thru many boring afternoons at work...go ahead, go on.


So, I know The Break-Up isn't one of those "classics" or anything, but I thought it would be a fun post. I went to go see this at the movies with my Mom (yay, Mom...you finally got mentioned on my blog!) yesterday. I had been wanting to see it ever since it came out but it had just been overrun by other movies that my boyfriend "just HAD TO see" such as Superman, which sucked by the way. Anyhow, I still didn't get detered from seeing The Break-Up even when my boyfriend's sister Tara told me that it wasn't that great. I think her exact words were "I was so worn out by all the fighting by the time the movie was over." Much love Tara, but I still had to see it for myself! In addition to the fact that I love Jennifer Aniston and think Vince Vaughn is "just too cute" (shout out for Ben Cruz of Farmers Branch), I just had to find out what would happen to their relationship in the movie b/c we all know their off-screen relationship was sparked by this very movie. One of the great things about this movie is it's similarity to real life...well, to my real life anyway. I know there are those couples out there who hardly ever fight or if they do they aren't like real "blood and guts" fights, but in my mind sometimes you have to just get it all out and have a really good fight. And that's what they do in this movie - fight, fight, and fight some more. And even though I'm a sucker for an occasional "romantic, everything's perfect kinda movie", this is a nice (realistic) change of pace. Life (and relationships) are not always a happy ending and sometimes that is okay. You just gotta roll with the punches. For those of you who don't know me very well, I am a very feisty person with a hot, hot temper, and my sister says she would HATE to have me for a girlfriend. Sometimes I think I actually ENJOY arguing with Brandon...it gets my adrenaline pumping or something. We both hate being mad at each other, but little arguments here and there (like Brandon thinking that Penn and Teller are gods) keeps us both young and spunky. Brandon has decided to take on this "job" as my boyfriend for an entire year now...who would've thought?!? Not only has he taken on this job, but he has actually succeeded. I know there aren't many who could handle me (or many who would want to even try), but Brandon has done a swell job thus far. (P.S. I love you, Babe...you're the greatest.)

Okay, sorry my A.D.D is kicking in...wasn't this about a movie?!? Anyhow, yes you can just Netflix it, but I recommend seeing the movie at some point. Ladies, it's funny enough to where your boyfriend, husband or macho guy friends can sit thru it without giving you too much of a hard time. The casting was pretty good and even though I cannot stand Jon Favreau who plays the "best friend", he actually provided the funniest line of the movie, "I'm sweating like a Tijuana whore!" Great stuff. So yes, go see it and then post a comment about how you disagree wtih me and you hated the movie b/c they didn't get back together. And then you can take your happy endings and shove them...in my face and force me to yell at Brandon about how he's not romantic enough b/c he doesn't write me lame poems or send me flowers for no reason at all or surprise me with a candlelit dinner for two....I mean, c'mon who wants all those things?!? Ahem, cough, HINT HINT!!

Filmography links and data courtesy of The Internet Movie Database.