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By Michael C. Walsh (9) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 13 Jul 2010

Wein's debut feature is kind of a mess: he withholds and warps the emotions of the main characters till there's little sympathy to be had…

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By Mandy D (278) on 25 Jun 2010

I was expecting this film to be so much more than what it was…

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By Thomas P (1,379) on 18 May 2010

This is film is amazing. It is beautifully honest and realistic…

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By Clint O'connor (453) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 05 May 2010

Yes, it's a little low-budget loopy. But that's part of its charm…

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By Chandni C (5) on 04 May 2010

The story is an old one, but it did have a few fresh moments…

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By Walter V. Addiego (363) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 14 Apr 2010

Breaking Upwards has its amusing and touching moments, but we're left wondering just what we're supposed to make of it all…

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By Janos Gereben (77) for Entertainment Insiders (294) on 14 Apr 2010

As with most films about young love won and lost, Breaking Upwards comes from a place of genuine pain, honesty, and most importantly, delusion…

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By J D (497) on 11 Apr 2010

I really enjoyed this film. Honest, funny, charming and for all the reasons I hate to admit it - because it hits too close to home…

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By Nancy C (228) on 10 Apr 2010

Um two annoying people not ready for a grown-up relationship, but the scenes with the overbearing parents were really funny :p…

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By Chiara C (23) on 10 Apr 2010

Totally charming Greenwich Village love story made by and starring the real kids who lived it, the whole thing pulled off for $15,000…

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By Tom B (1,265) on 09 Apr 2010

What works in this $15,000 indie is the the couple's stagnating co-dependency…

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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 08 Apr 2010

Comes knocking at the door like a wolf in sheep's clothing, draping reality in a fictional romantic comedy about a twentysomething NYC couple…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 07 Apr 2010

That whole meta-biographical aspect doesn't bug me much because everybody who's ever written or directed a romantic comedy is drawing on their…

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By Bruce J (64) on 07 Apr 2010

This was probably one of the most honest films I have ever seen about the (im)possilbity of keeping a long relationship from falling into the…

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By Leonard L (11) on 06 Apr 2010

Just saw the movie last night 04/06/10 @ UCLA James Bridege theater. FANTASTIC MOVIE! FUNNY! ENTERTAINING! FRESH! UNIQUE…

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By Sara Maria Vizcarrondo (199) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 01 Apr 2010

A comfy, up-tempo view of the New York indie-verse that has strong regional flourish, feeling less like a glamour shot of NY and more like…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for New York Times (5,786) on 01 Apr 2010

Like many relationships, Breaking Upwards starts in bed and ends on the street…

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By Ronnie Scheib (420) for Variety (12,700) on 31 Mar 2010

Happily, Upwards picks up immeasurably when three legit luminaries (Andrea Martin, Julie White, Peter Friedman) enter the picture as the couple's…

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By Aaron Hillis (362) for Time Out (7,510) on 30 Mar 2010

The overall hipness is a little too forced--it’s damn funny when it could’ve been poignant…

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By Casey B (442) on 07 Mar 2010

A different side of the relationship/breakup that we rarely see on the big screen. This is an amusing, realistic, and touching gem…

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