The Break-Up

Wallowing somewhere between comedy and drama, The Break-Up wastes the primary talents of its two stars by filling their scenes with uncomfortable, room-clearing brawls. Unfortunately, you don’t see enough (or any) of the good times to know why this relationship is even worth saving. The film suffers from both misleading marketing — this ain’t funny fighting, it’s just plain ugly — and preview amnesia, whereby scenes from the trailers are nowhere to be found. Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman and John Michael Higgins (of the Christopher Guest movies) provide the best comedic moments, leaving Vince Vaughn the mighty task of carving the film’s emotional center. Oh, and Jennifer Aniston is in this movie, too. D.