Taking the advice of their mutual friends among others, they both attempt to drive the other person away from the home OR come crawling back. Eventually, the movie becomes a very close, all-too-real look at how some relationships fall apart with stupid games and could last much longer if not forever with some simple adjustments and understanding.

The felt the greatest strength of this movie was its balance. The viewer is given fault in both main characters and both sides of the story are given equal respect. Of course, I'm a man and a woman may have a different opinion, but I at least thought the material was fairly presented for both sexes.

The movie is NOT a comedy. Comedies follow a certain curve in plot and story writing, particularly situational comedy, which this picture does not follow. In fact, all the big laughs of the film are given in the trailer. There's just a couple of funny lines and amusing characters amidst a high amount of truthful material.

Aniston and Vaughn both did well. Good roles for each of them. The supporting cast was also top notch. The greatest scene for Aniston was where she strutted around naked after getting a bikini wax called the "Telly Sevalas." This made me laugh since Telly Sevalas was actually Jennifer Aniston's godfather in real life. Besides the point, we get to see some Aniston bare-a** behind, but out of focus; very hot regardless.

The movie as a whole was very respectful of an important script about people in relationships and their flaws. It's maybe one of the best movies I've seen this year so far (June 12, 2006); however, if you've ever gone through a break up you didn't really want, this movie is going to be very familiar and maybe even a little hard to watch.

"The Break-Up" is very well acted, well written and well directed by Peyton Reed (Bring It On, Down With Love).