Though positioned as a wild, witty comedy of real estate and romance on the rocks, Peyton Reed's modern-day gloss on the viciously funny WAR OF THE ROSES (1989) is done in by its tone, which vacillates between producer-star Vince Vaughn's unrepentant — and frequently hilarious — loutishness, and sour "SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE for Dummies" malaise. Wealthy control freak Brooke (Jennifer Aniston), who works at the pretentious Marilyn Dean art gallery, and lumpen tour guide Gary (Vaughn) "meet cute" at a Chicago Cubs game, where he badgers her to dump her date for him. A snapshot montage charts the progress of their relationship, which eventually finds them in a...
Released:
2006
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
106 mins