A newlywed man who believes he's just gotten hitched to the perfect woman encounters another lady on his honeymoon.
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
What is it with Ben Stiller? Really, I mean we"ve all seen him be funny...come on now, there"s a film you"ve liked him in, I guarantee...even if you have to go all the way back to "Keeping the Faith".
The thing is, there"s an underlying, almost aggressive, "unlikeable-ness" going on here, and it"s not the first film he"s displayed this in. It could be just bad direction, but what is no doubt meant to be madcap, manic stuff comes across as bad-tempered, ill-judged indulgence here. Granted, there are a few promising laughs at the start of the film, but it"s downhill from there. (The trek across Mexico? Why? Clearly running out of ideas, it"s as shabby as the "comedy" is by this point.)
I haven"t seen the 1972 version but I"ll bet this "remake" is another which bears little resemblance to a good original film which does not deserve to be associated with an inferior modern rehash.
Come on Ben, we know you can do better. You"re even managing to denigrate by association at the moment; on first sight of Malin Akerman in "27 Dresses" this week I cringed as it brought back memories of this film. Onwards and upwards from here I hope.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. The Heartbreak Kid stars Ben Stiller as Eddie, an indecisive guy who begins dating the incredibly sexy and seemingly fabulous Lila. Upon the urging of his father and best friend, Eddie proposes to her after only a week, fearing this may be his last chance at love, marriage, and happiness. However, while on their honeymoon in sunny Mexico, Lila reveals her true beyond-awful nature and Eddie meets Miranda, the woman he realizes to be his actual soul mate. Eddie must keep his new, increasingly horrid wife at bay as he attempts to woo the girl of his dreams. Actors Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Jerry Stiller, Malin Akerman, Rob Corddy, Carlos Mencia, Scott Wilson, Leslie Easterbrook & Eva Longoria Director Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly Certificate 15 years and over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Subtitles Dutch ; Castilian Spanish ; Norwegian ; Finnish ; Italian ; French ; English ; Hebrew ; Danish ; German ; Swedish Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
The Farrelly brothers direct this romantic comedy starring Ben Stiller as Eddie, a single (and very indecisive) 30-something who begins dating the incredibly sexy and seemingly fabulous Lila (Malin Akerman). Upon the urging of his father and his best friend, Eddie proposes to her after only a week, fearing this may be his last chance at love, marriage, and happiness. However, while on their honeymoon in sunny Mexico, Lila reveals her true, beyond-awful nature - and Eddie meets Miranda (Michelle Monaghan), the woman he realises to be his actual soulmate. Eddie must now attempt to keep his new, increasingly horrible wife at bay as he attempts to woo the girl of his dreams.
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