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Thankfully, I watched it on HBO and did not spend any extra money. But I'll never have my two hours back! With all the talent in Hollywood, how does something like this tripe get made? By the way, old characters with potty-mouths (Jerry Stiller) have been done to death over the years. Please give it a rest.
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Ben Stiller is wonderfull,but Malin makes the film work.I first saw this great actrees in "THe Comeback," and wondered what happened to her.The middle is alittle boring,but the ending is FANTASTIC.I've read alot of bad reviews,and the movie wasn't a hit,but it will always be one of my favorites.
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Ben Stiller is back in his 20th or so remake of "There's Something About Mary"....Unfortunately they get less funny each time! This movie is excruciatingly bad for the first half and only mildly redeems itself in the second half. A really off mix of extreme "'raunch' & romance!" One of the biggest problems is Stiller's newlywed wife is so obnoxious, you grow tired of watching her and just want to throw her down the nearest elevator shaft! I realize this is the intended response to her, but there's a fine line to walk when you want an audience to stay interested.
The humor is pretty raunchy which doesn't bother me so much, but I was watching this one with my 80+ year old parents!lol! Which had me wincing a few times, wondering how they would react to this vulgar humor. They did survive this uneven mess and actually liked it to a degree because of the relationship between Stiller and his new love interest. Your not missing much, but it's worth checking out if your a fan of Stiller and the Farrelly Brothers brand of humor.
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Don't waste your time on this course remake. Do see the '72 original with
Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd and the very funny Jeanne Berlin (daughter
of Elaine May!) The two stars are for the wonderful location cinematography.
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The Heartbreak Kid is a 2007 remake of a 1972 film with the same name. Having never seen the original film but knowing that it is cited as pretty funny for its time, I fail to see how any of the lame cheap jokes in this remake that caught me with a few guilty impulsive chuckles could've received any reaction other than disgust in 1972, as it probably does even today. Suffice to say, I think that means that as a remake this movie fails miserably, but I can't be sure. So, I am judging The Heartbreak Kid strictly on its own merit, and this movie sucks.
The Farrelly brothers, who brought us Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary, put this mish-mash together using Ben Stiller as its main protagonist. This also stars a disposable Michelle Monaghan and the completely unfunny Carlos Mencia. Rob Corddy is funny in a few scenes as Stiller's best friend but Danny McBride and Jerry Stiller are not the least bit funny in roles where they are really trying hard to be. The only person who shouldn't feel at least moderately ashamed is Malin Åkerman, who manages to be exceptionally funny and overall pretty great in an awful production. The story is basically about how Eddie (Stiller) marries Lila (Åkerman) and finds out after they marry that he made a huge mistake. The Farrelly gross-out shenanigans ensue with a fraction of the charm that exists in their prior films. Lila is disgusting in many ways and really, her scenes revealing these things are all that is funny about The Heartbreak Kid. Soon, Eddie, on his Honeymoon no less, falls for another girl named Miranda (Monaghan) and we are supposed to care and root for him.
I don't blame Stiller as much as I'd like to. I blame whoever thought the audience would want to identify with a pathetically weak and morally deficient jerk like Eddie. On the other side of that coin, we are also expected to enjoy the demise of Åkerman's character and find humor in her pain. Sure, she can be gross with her deviated septum and annoying for her taste in music, but people have flaws. I actually kind of liked her, especially after her bedroom scenes, and I respected her even more after her heroics on the beach after Eddie was attacked by a jellyfish. The contrast I'm sure the Farrelly brothers were looking for was her zany and shallow behavior combined with her model looks. Everyone just hates a gal like that, don't they? That's all well and good but Stiller's Eddie is far more shallow and he is also incredibly dull. Furthermore, Monaghan's Miranda is just as dull as Eddie. It is very clear who the Farrellys want us to root for, but I was rooting for the doomed Lila all along. Obviously, that could ruin anyone's viewing experience.
This is almost two-hours of watching Ben Stiller whine his way from scene to scene with very little to laugh at, and I guess we are all supposed to whine right along with him. This is probably not worth a moment of your time, but Åkerman is definitely a talent to watch out for.
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