Breaking Up (1997)
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33% of users liked it
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Based on a two-character play by Michael Cristofer (who also wrote the screenplay), Breaking Up is an odd sort of love story about a couple who aren't sure what to do about their relationship. Steve (Russell Crowe) is a photographer and Monica (Salma Hayek) is a schoolteacher. They're in… More Based on a two-character play by Michael Cristofer (who also wrote the screenplay), Breaking Up is an odd sort of love story about a couple who aren't sure what to do about their relationship. Steve (Russell Crowe) is a photographer and Monica (Salma Hayek) is a schoolteacher. They're in love, but their emotional bond is so intense it borders on manic-depressive -- at any given moment, they're either deliriously happy with each other or so frustrated they're ready to call it off for good. Every time they try to sit down and seriously discuss their relationship, it turns into a disaster -- they can't stay together but they can't stay apart, either. As Monica summarizes their relationship, "It's a failure, but it's ours." Breaking Up follows Steve and Monica as they debate the pros and cons of their relationship over several years in vignettes that range from the comic to the horrifying. Breaking Up was shot in 1995, but didn't emerge into limited release until 1997. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Greenwald
- Written By
- Michael Cristofer
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 17, 1997 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Cheryl DeWolfe, Apollo Guide
The disc features the standard extras.
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Cheryl DeWolfe, Apollo Guide
Uneven action, flat acting, and a narrow plot that leaves little room for empathy.
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Karina Montgomery, Cinerina
Crowe was at the screening of the movie and I wished someone would have asked him "How could you do this movie after doing LA Confidential?"
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Cast
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Russell Crowe
as Steve
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Salma Hayek
as Monica
- Abraham Alvarez
