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| FUNNY - And I mean truly funny . . . all the way through the movie. Breakin’ All the Rules doesn’t just try at comedy, it nails it. Its fresh discussion of love and honesty, as well as its consistent delivery of good humor, promise viewers an hour and a half of well-spent dollars. |
(2004) Film Review by Melinda Ledman |
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| CREDITS |
| Directed by Daniel Taplitz
Screenplay by Daniel Taplitz
Cast (in credits order)
Jamie Foxx
Morris Chestnut .... Evan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
Gerald Emerick .... Talk Show Host
Jennifer Esposito
Bianca Lawson
Peter MacNicol
Steven J. Pershing .... Zig Zag Valet
Jill Ritchie .... Amy
Robert J. Stephenson .... Train Conductor
Gabrielle Union
Produced by
Paddy Cullen .... executive producer
Kevin Halloran .... line producer
Lisa Tornell .... producer
Original Music by Marcus Miller
Cinematography by David Hennings
Film Editing by Robert Frazen
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual material/humor and language.
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| SYNOPSIS |
| With all the hustle and bustle of the magazine publishing world in a city like Los Angeles, relationships can be a bit trying, and ending them has never been an easy task. When Quincy (Jamie Foxx) is handed his walking papers from his fiancée Helen (Bianca Lawson) at their engagement party he is devastated. His personal life is now in the toilet and his professional life isn’t far behind. His boss
Phillip (Peter MacNicol) has summoned Quincy to fire 15% of the staff because he’s too afraid to do it himself. Discovering that he doesn’t have the stomach to fire all the people on the list, he quits the company.
Wallowing in his misery, Quincy attempts to exorcise his demons and writes a heartfelt letter to his girlfriend, detailing the physiological ramifications her abrupt breakup has had on him. His heartache and rage from being dumped fuses with his newfound knowledge on termination, and his letter mutates into a manual on the proper way to terminate a relationship. Thus, “The Breakup Handbook” is born. His book becomes
a nationwide bestseller, and even his old boss seeks out Quincy for advice on ending his relationship with his money-hungry barracuda of a girlfriend, Rita (Jennifer Esposito).
Meanwhile, Quincy’s cousin Evan (Morris Chestnut), famous for short-lived relationships, asks Quincy to help him break up with his current girlfriend, Nicky (Gabrielle Union). However, when Quincy tries to help, the sultry princess casts her spell and sends his already flailing world into its final spiral.
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 Review by MELINDA LEDMAN
HJMLedman@yahoo.com.
Melinda Ledman is a graduate of Baylor University with a Bachelor’s degree in English. During college, she worked on the film Letter From Waco (director Don Howard), which won the award for best documentary feature in the 1997 South by Southwest Film Festival. After she and her husband Rob had their first child in September 2002, she began free-lance writing full time. In addition to writing reviews, she most enjoys writing original screenplays.
She gratefully serves God after 12 years of alcoholism, and appreciates grace and freedom on a whole new level. |
 FUNNY - And I mean truly funny . . . all the way through the movie. Breakin’ All the Rules doesn’t just
try at comedy, it nails it. Its fresh discussion of love and honesty, as well as its consistent delivery of good humor, promise viewers an hour and a half of well-spent dollars.
I
typically experience a low payoff from comedies and had expected
something simple like How
to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, where the burned lover
makes a healthy living off his/her jaded view of love. However,
the love triangle between the main character, Quincy, his cousin,
Evan, and the beautiful girl-in-the-middle, Nikki, hinted at a
quick-paced plot, so I thought I'd give it a chance.
Review
continued here
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