Linda Thomas: at the movies

Gary (Vince Vaughn) and Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) fall in love and purchase a condominium together. Alas, they find that it is easier to fall in love than to stay in love. Gary takes Brooke for granted and Brooke lets Gary do whatever it is that he wants to do. She gives everything and he takes everything. Both of them are at fault. Finally, Brooke has had enough and she breaks up with Gary. Neither Brooke nor Gary wants to move out of the condo. They try sharing the space together but this leads to many funny and sad arguments. This is humorous at first but they take it too far when they begin being nasty to each other and making all of their friends uncomfortable. They realize that they really do love each other but it is too late. The relationship has been damaged beyond repair. They have been mean spirited and immature with each other. They are both too old for this kind of behavior. It is more suited to teen-agers. The previews for the movie make it look like a comedy. There are comedic moments but it is more of a drama as the film progresses. There is no real closure at the end of the movie and viewers will be disappointed. The movie ends as it should, because of the title, but viewer’s expectations are not met. There is a lot of implied sexual content and references are made to hookers. A bare behind is shown with a reference to a “Telly Savalas” waxing on a woman. The f word is used once along with other language. There is drinking and smoking to excess and a game of strip poker. This movie is really for older teen-agers. I would suggest viewers be 17 or older. Why can’t these adults communicate with each other?