Breaking Up is Hard To Do

Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones in Breaking Upwards.

If you're looking for something upbeat, this film is not the way to go. That said, Breaking Upwards is certainly worth a watch. Set in New York, it's about a young couple that, after four years of co-dependency, decide it's time to go their separate ways. They do so by strategizing their own break-up. Ouch. Yes, it's a bit painful to watch at times, but the film's authentic portrayal of New York is quite beautiful, and the variety of cringe-worthy dating scenes brought front and center by on-screen couple Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones offer some of the film's best laughs.

What do you think? Will you check it out? If you do, let me know. It's playing now at the IFC Center in New York.