Breaking Up (1997)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Robert Greenwald

Writers (WGA):

Michael Cristofer (play)
Michael Cristofer (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

When the sex is great. When the passion is intense. When the love is strong. It's time for... breaking up.

Plot:

Monica teaches, Steve's a photographer. They've dated more than two years. They're arguing, and she leaves for her apartment...

Plot Keywords:

Anger | Apartment | Desire | Love | Talk To Camera

Cast

Russell Crowe	...	Steve
Salma Hayek	...	Monica
Abraham Alvarez	...	Minister

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexuality.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:NC-16 | Hungary:14 | Argentina:13 | Finland:S (video premiere) | France:U | Germany:12 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Greenlight Productions

Quotes:

Steve: I'm going crazy...
Monica: See, that's different! I thought it was your everday garden-variety existential crisis. But crazy is different.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2002)

Soundtrack:

COME RAIN OR COME SHINE

Beautiful!

Geat movie. Salma and Russell really shine together, and the dialog is amazingly good and really hits the spot.

The two main characters spend a lot of time talking about relationships, but it never gets cheesy - quite the opposite. Its real, its insightful, and it vividly portrays the complex emotions that go into relationships and the conflicting feelings that make them so exasperating and yet so irresistible.

And of course Salma is absolutely a treat to the eyes.

If you've been in love, and if you've ever felt the pain of parting - even temporarily - you'll just fall in love with this move.

A must see.