comedy. Hardly a romantic notion, a break-up denotes failed romance, but I was still hoping for a comedy.

This match, made not in heaven, but at the ballpark, was destined for failure. The initial passion might have been good, but it fizzled quickly like a chemistry experiment gone bad. The problem seems to be that Gary (V. Vaughn) is a boorish slob with a frat-house mentality and Brooke (J. Aniston) is a sophisticated art gallery worker. And even with director Peyton Reed at the helm, the twains don't meet.

Most of the plot centers on the possession of their shared condo and the lengths they go to in an effort to run the other out. Some very funny sequences, but not a side-splitter by any means.

by Mary Morgan is a member of the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association.