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The Heartbreak Kid (2007)

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Reviews Counted:151

Fresh:46

Rotten:105

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: Despite some amiable performances, The Heartbreak Kid is neither as daring nor as funny as the Farrelly Brothers' earlier films.

Rated: R

Runtime: 3 hrs 24 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Oct 5, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $36,771,343

Synopsis: The Farrelly Brothers add their trademark bounty of bodily functions to this remake of Elaine May's 1972 comedy, THE HEARTBREAK KID. This time around Ben Stiller plays Eddie Cantrow, a 40-year-old... The Farrelly Brothers add their trademark bounty of bodily functions to this remake of Elaine May's 1972 comedy, THE HEARTBREAK KID. This time around Ben Stiller plays Eddie Cantrow, a 40-year-old bachelor who is tired of having his foulmouthed father (Jerry Stiller) and henpecked friend (Rob Corddry) give him a hard time for not being married. So when he meets the seemingly perfect Lila (Malin Ackerman), he decides to marry her--despite knowing her for only six weeks. On their honeymoon in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, he realizes his mistake when Lila reveals her true colors, which turn out to be quite ugly. While Lila recovers from a sunburn, Eddie meets fellow vacationer Miranda (Michelle Monaghan) and falls in love. He must break the news to both women before they find out the truth. After the more standard romantic comedy of FEVER PITCH, Bobby and Peter Farrelly are back to the gross-out comedy that made them famous in films such as THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. This is the first time they've re-teamed with Stiller since that landmark film, and it proves a far better marriage than Eddie and Lila's. Ackerman may be most famous to date for a small role in HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE, but she's fearless in this part. The Farrellys have always been fans of bodily humor, and Ackerman's Lila gets to be the butt of the joke most often, largely thanks to her character's deviated septum. There are several moments here that threaten to top the infamous hair-gel scene in THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY as far as groans and giggles go. [More]

Starring: Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Malin Akerman, Jerry Stiller

Starring: Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Malin Akerman, Jerry Stiller, Rob Corddry, Carlos Mencia

Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Screenwriter: Scot Armstrong, Kevin Barnett, Leslie Dixon, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Producer: Ted Field, Bradley Thomas
Composer: Brendan Ryan, Bill Ryan
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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The dumbing down of the central joke just heightens its nastiness

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/27/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

...largely gross, mean-spirited, frustrating, and ugly.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
12/15/08
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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10/18/08
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10/18/08
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR.org

If The Heartbreak Kid doesn't go totally wrong, its big problem is that doesn't really go anywhere. It just sort of lies there, like dumb Lila on the beach, waiting to turn gold.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
08/12/08
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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[The] 2007 remake delivers a lot of laughs despite the fact we're clearly supposed to root for and feel sorry for the cad ... no matter how squirmy or awful his actions.

Full Review Source: MSNBC | comment Comment
05/01/08
Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC

Bobby and Peter Farrelly don't bring any fresh insight or relevance to their remake of The Heartbreak Kid. Mainly, they've taken a decent comedy and turned it into a...decent comedy.

Full Review Source: Washington City Paper | comment Comment
03/06/08
Tricia Olszewski
Tricia Olszewski
Washington City Paper

If you watch this film, don’t expect much and you may not be too disappointed. Now there’s a ringing endorsement for ya!

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
02/01/08
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

The original's premise has been stripped of anything to do with upward mobility, and except for one shot involving a Prince Albert, the Farrellys' signature shock humor is largely absent.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
01/18/08
David Fear
David Fear
Time Out New York

It's disappointing to see a comic talent like Ben Stiller slum it in these studio-grade romantic comedies.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
01/15/08
Drew Turney
Drew Turney
Dark Horizons

It's like watching the younger brother of There's Something About Mary: it's brash and talks too loud, it's a bit snotty and it so wants to be as cool as its older sibling.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
12/01/07
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald

Beyond its contagious, wacky humour, the film has a very sweet heart

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
11/17/07
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile

The elements with which the Farrellys transcend mere gross-out -- pacing, inspired and quirky performances, good writing with an underlying heart -- are missing here, which exposes the underlying creepiness at the heart of the film.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas CityLife | comment Comment
11/15/07
Matt Kelemen
Matt Kelemen
Las Vegas CityLife

The cast is pitch perfect, with Stiller adding another notable character to his resumé.

Full Review Source: Nolan's Pop Culture Review | comment Comment
10/25/07
Michael A. Smith
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review

Hard-R Farrelly bros. remake offers crude laughs.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
10/22/07
S. Jhoanna Robledo
S. Jhoanna Robledo
Common Sense Media

Fairly entertaining.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
10/20/07
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Most jokes land with a thud--particularly the gross-out gags, which nearly ten years after Mary now just feel played out.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
10/19/07
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

The "illegal alien" gag is a lazy joke, contingent on ridiculing otherness in the most insipid ways. Bitches, Mexicans, they all be crazy.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
10/19/07
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

This sporadically funny Farrellys farce is worth watching (mostly) for Stiller (Ben) and the game Akerman (Malin) in the leads.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
10/17/07
David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Face it: If you've seen one deviated septum gag, you've seen them all.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
10/14/07
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
eFilmCritic.com
 
 
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