I watched "Lantana" the night before I saw "The Breakup." This may have affected my perspective on the "comedy" aspects of the Vince/Jen movie. If you haven't seen Lantana, rent it, please. This is a dramatic breakup movie, with a happy (?) ending, such as it is. I'd compare it to a cross between Crash and The Breakup, without the "comedy."

AC

I saw "Lantana" in 2001 when it came out. It's a terrific movie starring a great Anthony LaPaglia and a wonderful supporting cast. It is no more related to "The Breakup" than an apple to an orange. Yes both movies involve couples, but one is moody, dark and deep dealing with murder, secrets and betrayals. The other is a lighter exploration of a younger, very American couple trying to cope with what is, in actuality, adulthood, and the differences in how we each see the world and our place in it.

"The Breakup" is an enjoyable movie with laughs and sadness, nothing wrong with that combination.

...I have not had the pleasure of seeing the darker breakups you describe....

That's an arch way of saying something I never said.

...but if this movie is an indication of what you have seen in your life, then I think that says more about the viewer, not the movie.

Every comment we make says something about us. How could it not? Since you don't know me from Adam, and I mean no disrespect here, please don't reference my life in your reviews.

I'm glad you enjoyed the movie, as did I.

Getting a little off track here, haven't seen either of the above, but the discussion reminded me of "the War of the Roses" Sweetie & I went to see it and it certainly was not what we expected from the adverts. It was depressing and disturbing.

If "the Break-Up" is anything like TWOTR's, I'm not really sure I would make this one a priority.

Please Advise

Getting a little off track here, haven't seen either of the above, but the discussion reminded me of "the War of the Roses" Sweetie & I went to see it and it certainly was not what we expected from the adverts. It was depressing and disturbing.

If "the Break-Up" is anything like TWOTR's, I'm not really sure I would make this one a priority.

Please Advise

It's been a long time since I saw TWOTR's, but as I recall it was a little more, umm, violent than The Break-Up. The couple in The Break-Up never get violent. They just do things to annoy each other. It has a lot of funny moments though. I loved John Michael Higgins as Jen's brother. The singing bit at the table was great. I've only seen him in a few things. I thought he was hilarious in A Mighty Wind also. I would have liked The Break-Up more if it had a happier ending.

In 99, my wife and I flew to Chicago for a weekend and had a great time. We were impressed by the friendliness and cleanliness of the city as compared to her hometown of Pittsburgh and our current home of Cincinnati, both of which we like.

We took a bus tour called the Untouchables Bus Tour. It visited the various places famous from the Al Capone days. The guides were dressed appropriately, passed out cigars, etc.

We stayed at The Congress Hotel across from Grant Park where there were free dances every night, a different ethnic theme each night.

We went to the top of the Sears Tower and so on.

Also, it was the summer of the cows.

In 99, my wife and I flew to Chicago for a weekend and had a great time. We were impressed by the friendliness and cleanliness of the city as compared to her hometown of Pittsburgh and our current home of Cincinnati, both of which we like.

We took a bus tour called the Untouchables Bus Tour. It visited the various places famous from the Al Capone days. The guides were dressed appropriately, passed out cigars, etc.

We stayed at The Congress Hotel across from Grant Park where there were free dances every night, a different ethnic theme each night.

We went to the top of the Sears Tower and so on.

Also, it was the summer of the cows.

LOL!!! The cows!!! OMG!

Did the Capone tour focus exclusively on the city or make it out to any suburbs?

Getting a little off track here, haven't seen either of the above, but the discussion reminded me of "the War of the Roses" Sweetie & I went to see it and it certainly was not what we expected from the adverts. It was depressing and disturbing.

If "the Break-Up" is anything like TWOTR's, I'm not really sure I would make this one a priority.

Please Advise

It is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE the "War of the Roses." "The Breakup" is warm, funny, touching, sad, and hopeful. Yes, hopeful. There is a wink at the end of the film that gives us hope.

See it; you'll enjoy it. Or wait for the DVD.

It's been a long time since I saw TWOTR's, but as I recall it was a little more, umm, violent than The Break-Up. The couple in The Break-Up never get violent. They just do things to annoy each other. It has a lot of funny moments though. I loved John Michael Higgins as Jen's brother. The singing bit at the table was great. I've only seen him in a few things. I thought he was hilarious in A Mighty Wind also. I would have liked The Break-Up more if it had a happier ending.

Yes, the brother was hilarious. I think the ending was just fine. It's like life, not always happy but always leading us forward, towards something else, something different, and perhaps, something better.

I don't think we visited any suburbs. We saw the St. Valentines massacre site, the theater where dillinger was shot, the church where some other gangster was shot by Capone's gang etc.

By the way, did you know that after Chicago had the cows, Cincinnati had a year with pigs?

(These are statues all over downtown for those who didn't know.)