Breakin' All the Rules

2004
PG-13
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

6.5K

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Jamie Foxx in Breakin' All the Rules (2004)

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Comedy Romance

Inspired by his fiancée (who dumped him), a man publishes a break-up hand-book for men, becoming a best-selling author in the process.Inspired by his fiancée (who dumped him), a man publishes a break-up hand-book for men, becoming a best-selling author in the process.Inspired by his fiancée (who dumped him), a man publishes a break-up hand-book for men, becoming a best-selling author in the process.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

6.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations

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Trailer 2:28

Breakin' all the Rules

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Breakin' All The Rules Scene: The Plan

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Breakin' All The Rules Scene: The Plan

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Breakin' All The Rules Scene: Your Boy Got Problems

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Breakin' All The Rules Scene: He Jinxed Me

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Breakin' All The Rules Scene: I Don't Want To Be Generous

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Breakin' All The Rules Scene: The Fantasy Game

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Storyline

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Trivia
During the making of this movie, Jamie Foxx had cut his hair for Ray (2004). So in the final scene, Foxx is wearing a wig, which is why his hair looks so much longer.

Goofs
After Quincy falls onto the cake he gets up to chase after Nicky. The back of his shirt is completely clean with no sign of any frosting from the cake.

Quotes
Helen Sharp: Hello, I'm Helen, Quincy's muse.
Nicky Callas: Oh. I'm Nicky, Quincy's girlfriend.
Rita Monroe: I'm Rita. I just screw him.

Connections
Referenced in The Getaway: Black Monday (2004)

Soundtracks
C'mon
Written by Amon Flanagan, Mystikal (as Michael Tyler) and Jerome Perkins
Performed by Mystikal
Courtesy of Jive Records
Under license from BMG Film & TV Music

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Review

Featured review

5/10

Dumping a lover is hard to do

"Breaking all the Rules" looked promising just by having the talented Jamie Foxx in the lead role. As it plays on the screen, this comedy, directed by Daniel Tablitz, who also wrote the screen play, seems to have been produced on the strength of its star, or maybe someone in the studio decided that making it with a mostly black cast, had possibilities. This comedy could have been played by any cast of any color without making any dent in the genre.

The basic problem is the screen play. Do we care about these people? I don't think so. The running gag about Nicky resembling Halle Berry runs tired after the second time it's mentioned. Even the book that Quincy writes makes no sense.

Jamie Foxx is about the only pretext for spending almost an hour and a half with this film. He is an interesting performer no matter what he is doing. The beautiful Gabrielle Union is fine as Nicky, but there is no heat between Quincy and her. The rest of the cast struggles to make this comedy succeed.

Watch it at your own risk.