Comedy

The Breaker Upperers

- Breaking up just got easier

Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels.

Release Date : 2018-03-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : New Zealand Film CommissionPiki FilmsMiss Conception FilmsBespoke PostMadman EntertainmentJames Wallace Productions

Production Country : New Zealand

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jen

Original Name : Jackie van Beek

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mel

Original Name : Madeleine Sami

Gender : Female

Character Name : Anna

Original Name : Celia Pacquola

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jordan

Original Name : James Rolleston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sepa

Original Name : Ana Scotney

Gender : Female

Character Name : Graham

Original Name : Carl Bland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stan

Original Name : Brett O’Gorman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : Cohen Holloway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shona

Original Name : Rima Te Wiata

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jodie

Original Name : Angella Dravid

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tinder Date

Original Name : Jemaine Clement

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeff Wald

Original Name : Nic Sampson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brendan

Original Name : Ryan Lampp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Karen O'Leary

Gender : Female

Character Name : Check Out Chick

Original Name : Rose Matafeo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jordan's Mum

Original Name : Stacey Te Hau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coach

Original Name : Troy Kingi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sepa's Crew

Original Name : Tekeepa Aria

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sepa's Crew

Original Name : Amanaki Prescott-Faletau

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sepa's Crew

Original Name : Moe Laga

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sepa's Crew

Original Name : Hilary Samuela

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sepa's Crew

Original Name : Bryce Darren Taniue

Gender : Male

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Jimmy Metherell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Lucy Lawless

Gender : Female

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Teuila Blakely

Gender : Female

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Elroy Finn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Renee Lyons

Gender : Female

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Urzila Carlson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Joyce Irving

Gender : Male

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Pax Assadi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Chris Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Kura Forrester

Gender : Female

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Yvette Parsons

Gender : Female

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Oscar Kightley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Client

Original Name : Anapela Polataivao

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Tony

Original Name : Mike Beck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bride-to-Be

Original Name : Donna Brookbanks

Gender : Female

Character Name : Groom

Original Name : Todd Emerson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deli Worker

Original Name : Wesley Dowdell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman at the Party

Original Name : Laura Daniel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Girlfriend

Original Name : Brynley Stent

Gender : Female

Character Name : Partybus Barman

Original Name : Harry McNaughton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peter Stallone

Original Name : Andrew Grainger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Jesse Griffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Guy Montgomery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marriage Celebrant

Original Name : Penny Ashton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marriage Celebrant

Original Name : Jaquie Brown

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Thomas Sainsbury

Gender : Male

Reviews

SierraKiloBravo

@SierraKiloBravo

2021-06-23

Click here for a video version: https://youtu.be/Cv_KKXkY9mk _The Breaker Upperers_ is a 2018 New Zealand comedy that follows the adventures of two ladies with a unique business. Here’s the description to give you an idea of what it’s all about: _For the right price, BFFs Jen and Mel will ruthlessly end any romance. But when one grows a conscience, it threatens to derail their relationship._ Even as a New Zealander, I find New Zealand comedies to be very hit or miss. _The Breaker Upperers_ falls kinda awkwardly somewhere in the middle. The key problem is that it can't seem to decide if it’s a comedy or a drama. It has funny parts for sure, but it's not consistently funny enough all the way through to be a full comedy, and nor does it have enough drama to be called a drama. It starts off strongly but then the laughs become more and more spread out as the runtime ticks over. When it was funny it was hilarious. There's some great visual gags and physical comedy in it, and the whole Celine Dion sequence in particular had me in stitches. There’s also some great cameos from some famous Kiwi actors in it. Lucy Lawless, Jemaine Clement, and Rima Te Wiata all make appearances and steal their scenes. So all up it’s what I would call a light comedy. You won’t burst your sides while watching it, but it will put a smile on your face.