We know that the above 0% Rotten Tomatoes rating for The Break-Up is based on a relatively meaningless eight early reviews, but we suspect that someone over at Universal is a little spooked, and is nervously considering making the telephone call that instructs Vince Vaughn to publicly dump Jennifer Aniston and finally set in motion their scheme to boost opening weekend buzz. Should this headline-grabbing publicity ploy fail to overwhelm a critical drubbing, the studio has a more extreme, somewhat untested contingency plan prepared, but everyone involved is hoping that things won't become so desperate that Vaughn has to go on Oprah to announce that he's having Brad Pitt's next baby.

• The Break-Up [Rotten Tomatoes]

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