Yes we all know that breaking up is hard to do. What's even more awkward is that it happens to occur at the wedding of a sibling and to avoid ruining this joyous occasion said former lovers now have to pretend they are still in a realtionship. The focus of this romantic comedy "We Broke Up" is about how Lori (Aya Cash) and Doug (Willian Jackson Harper) can go through this ordeal without causing any tension as her sister Bea (Sara Bolger) is about to marry her lover Jayson (Tony Cavelero). While this is happening Lori and Doug struggle to question if this break up is really what they want or is there a way they can repair the cracks in their relationship. Though they've been steady for a decade, they never raised questions about owning a house, raising a family, or paying the bills and whatnot. So when Doug finally proposes, Lori balks at the opportunity causing Doug to through in the towel ending the relationship just before Bea and Jayson's summer camp themed wedding.
Under the direction of Jeff Rosenberg, the setting for this movie is the bizarre albeit intriguing epicentre for most of the jokes in this movie, though a wedding with a summer camp theme which I give credit is quite original. Rosenberg co-wrote the movie with Laura Jacqmin delves into the summer camp venue as an excuse for the sisters who have so many memories they have togather during those warm summer days. They reflect back on the many escapades they committed there while making this summer camp setting feel more like holiday resort and less like a sleepaway dwelling you find in traditional summer camps. Sure the cabins are still there, but with nicer looking pools and the evening socials have a hotel look to them. Not only that but Bea and Jayson insist to play an old Paul Bunyan camp games which consists of drinking competitions that take Lori and Doug's head out of the gutter at least for a little while. Meanwhile their mother Adelaide (Perri Gilpin) has concerns regarding if Bea is rushing too fast in marrying Jayson as they've only met each other only a month prior to this movie.
Though both couples are polar opposites to one another, Cash and Harper share a chemistry that raises question regarding the true feeling they have for each other. In different stages in the movie, one party members sentiments seem to switch. At one point you might feel Doug is taking this conflict very personally and in other scenes it's Lori carrying the heavy burden over her shoulders. The whole "misery deserves company" comes into full effect for this emotionally-fractured couple. The title itself has signs of some optimism meaning that there might be chance that this break-up is only temporary and not permanent. Bea and Jayson might have issues of their own, but they've managed to work things out making them the happy couple who will embark on the next chapter of their lives. They bring the level of energy at a positive level contrary to the drab lives that bestow upon Lori and Doug.
Rosenberg and Harper collaborated on "The Good Place" where Rosenberg serves as an assistant director and Harper is one of the principal cast. The film raises many questions relating to the situations of our leading characters. Are we in the right for breaking up? Is it too late to fix whatever problems we had in the past? Were we ever meant for each other to begin with? Where do we go from here? And most importantly, how will we explain this situation to my family? All of these conflicts is set in a rather absurd situation. The anger and desparity could not be at a time where joy and happiness is in the air as one couple is getting married while other is breaking up.
While the situation is quite awkward and complex, Rosenberg assures his audience that the movie will be executed in an easy to follow pattern and the scenarios are tied nicely together to avoid confusion. With nicely done cinematography from Andrew Aiello and production design from Amelia Steely, the film takes great pleasure in creating the atmosphere of a summer camp themed wedding while trying to see if the leading couple can rectify their relationship or if the situation is all to bizarre for them. Relationships are not always guarenteed successful, but "We Broke Up" makes the effort into finding a solution to get these two back on track whether it succeeds or fails. Either way at least it tries.
Under the direction of Jeff Rosenberg, the setting for this movie is the bizarre albeit intriguing epicentre for most of the jokes in this movie, though a wedding with a summer camp theme which I give credit is quite original. Rosenberg co-wrote the movie with Laura Jacqmin delves into the summer camp venue as an excuse for the sisters who have so many memories they have togather during those warm summer days. They reflect back on the many escapades they committed there while making this summer camp setting feel more like holiday resort and less like a sleepaway dwelling you find in traditional summer camps. Sure the cabins are still there, but with nicer looking pools and the evening socials have a hotel look to them. Not only that but Bea and Jayson insist to play an old Paul Bunyan camp games which consists of drinking competitions that take Lori and Doug's head out of the gutter at least for a little while. Meanwhile their mother Adelaide (Perri Gilpin) has concerns regarding if Bea is rushing too fast in marrying Jayson as they've only met each other only a month prior to this movie.
Though both couples are polar opposites to one another, Cash and Harper share a chemistry that raises question regarding the true feeling they have for each other. In different stages in the movie, one party members sentiments seem to switch. At one point you might feel Doug is taking this conflict very personally and in other scenes it's Lori carrying the heavy burden over her shoulders. The whole "misery deserves company" comes into full effect for this emotionally-fractured couple. The title itself has signs of some optimism meaning that there might be chance that this break-up is only temporary and not permanent. Bea and Jayson might have issues of their own, but they've managed to work things out making them the happy couple who will embark on the next chapter of their lives. They bring the level of energy at a positive level contrary to the drab lives that bestow upon Lori and Doug.
Rosenberg and Harper collaborated on "The Good Place" where Rosenberg serves as an assistant director and Harper is one of the principal cast. The film raises many questions relating to the situations of our leading characters. Are we in the right for breaking up? Is it too late to fix whatever problems we had in the past? Were we ever meant for each other to begin with? Where do we go from here? And most importantly, how will we explain this situation to my family? All of these conflicts is set in a rather absurd situation. The anger and desparity could not be at a time where joy and happiness is in the air as one couple is getting married while other is breaking up.
While the situation is quite awkward and complex, Rosenberg assures his audience that the movie will be executed in an easy to follow pattern and the scenarios are tied nicely together to avoid confusion. With nicely done cinematography from Andrew Aiello and production design from Amelia Steely, the film takes great pleasure in creating the atmosphere of a summer camp themed wedding while trying to see if the leading couple can rectify their relationship or if the situation is all to bizarre for them. Relationships are not always guarenteed successful, but "We Broke Up" makes the effort into finding a solution to get these two back on track whether it succeeds or fails. Either way at least it tries.