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Breakin' All the Rules

Play trailer Poster for Breakin' All the Rules PG-13 Released May 14, 2004 1h 25m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Quincy Watson (Jamie Foxx) has been having a tough time. After being abruptly dumped by his fiancée (Bianca Lawson), he decides to quit his job as an editor. Remarkably, Quincy manages to turn things around when he pens a book about ending relationships. While the book leaps to best-seller status, it gets him into trouble, particularly after his cousin Evan (Morris Chestnut) gets inspired to leave his beautiful girlfriend, Nicky (Gabrielle Union), who later falls for Quincy.
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This formulaic screwball comedy is weighed down by a contrived, overly complicated plot.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Not much worth seeing in this mess of a movie. Rated: 2/5 Dec 22, 2010 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 2/5 May 22, 2004 Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper ... this is basically just a sitcom. May 17, 2004 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 3/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Uri Lessing www.kcactive.com ...may be fluff, but it is patient, character-driven fluff. Rated: 3/5 Jul 25, 2005 Full Review Mark Collette Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) Digresses into that hazy zone where we're not sure if we're watching overwrought drama or a joke that just isn't funny. Rated: 2/4 Sep 16, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Test T I watched this on DVD recently. It's a film about breakups, and how to handle them safely. It sounds like something to build a movie around, and at a basic level it works. However, the problem is that at every turn this film chooses to add extra complexity, instead of developing the ideas it has already revealed, so after the first half hour or so the plot starts to feel bloated. I began to doubt whether it wiould ever reach a satisfying conclusion, and sadly it doesn't. In summary, it's ok if you just want to kill some time, but a few days later you won't even remember watching it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review adam b Bland and just plain simply not a film for me. Doesn't mean it's not worth the watch Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Jami Foxx is on point in this underrated romantic comedy. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member where i can see it? the trailer was dope! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member As Jamie Foxx made his move toward acclaimed dramatic roles (the FX tv movie Redemption, Collateral and Ray) about a decade ago, we immediately forget that he participated in this romantic comedy in early 2004. He and Gabrielle Union made attractive leads and the film is harmless from what I remembered, just not as funny from what I remembered. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Quirky film that has its funny parts but will keep you laughing for a while. Good comedy and steady pace with well planned storyline. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Quincy Watson (Jamie Foxx) has been having a tough time. After being abruptly dumped by his fiancée (Bianca Lawson), he decides to quit his job as an editor. Remarkably, Quincy manages to turn things around when he pens a book about ending relationships. While the book leaps to best-seller status, it gets him into trouble, particularly after his cousin Evan (Morris Chestnut) gets inspired to leave his beautiful girlfriend, Nicky (Gabrielle Union), who later falls for Quincy.
Director
Daniel Taplitz
Producer
Lisa Tornell
Screenwriter
Daniel Taplitz
Distributor
Screen Gems
Production Co
Screen Gems, Breakup Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Humor|Language|Sexual Material)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 14, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.8M
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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