Synopsis
After being dumped by his model girlfriend, aspiring writer Quincy Watson quits his job and is inspired to pen the ultimate how-to book on breaking up. When it becomes a smash bestseller, he starts giving his player cousin, Evan, choice tips on how to win the battle of the sexes. After Evan's beautiful girlfriend, Nikki, utters the words "we need to talk", Evan panics and decides to leave her before she can leave him. But when Nikki realizes Evan's connection to break-up guru Quincy, it's these players that end up getting played.
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Cast
- Jamie FoxxQuincy Watson
- Morris ChestnutEvan
- Gabrielle UnionNikki
- Peter MacNicolPhilip Gascon
- Jennifer EspositoRita Monroe
- Bianca LawsonHelen Sharp
- Jill RitchieAmy
- Heather HeadleySelf (Singer)
- Octavia SpencerStylist
- Danny ComdenSam
Recommendations
- 63
USA Today
Designed to be a date movie, Rules could have stronger male appeal than many comedies of its ilk. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The rules of good screenwriting are mostly broken, though Jamie Foxx's smash-and-grab charisma remains intact. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Full of sharp ideas and wry moments awaiting the inspired ingenuity of a screwball comedy to pull it all together. It never comes. - 50
Dallas Observer
Writer-director Daniel Taplitz seems to be trying to invoke classic screwball with this convoluted setup, but it plays like mediocre sitcom. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Jamie Foxx finds his funny bone is firmly intact in the effervescent, urban-flavored romantic comedy Breakin' all the Rules. - 40
L.A. Weekly
Yet another unfunny buppie sex comedy in the manner of "The Brothers," "Two Can Play That Game" and "Deliver Us From Eva." - 40
The A.V. Club
Written and directed by Daniel Taplitz, Breakin' has a hard time building up steam and an even harder time distinguishing itself from any number of UPN sitcoms. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
This tepid romantic comedy not only fails to break the rules, but it follows them to the letter.
