Starring: Ben
Stiller, Michelle Monaghan,
Malin Akerman, Jerry
Stiller, Rob Corddry, Carlos
Mencia, Scott Wilson, Danny
McBride, Stephanie Courtney,
Polly Holliday, Roy Jenkins.
Review:
Ben Stiller and the
Farrelly brothers bring out
the best in each other. In
The Heartbreak Kid,
Stiller plays Eddie Cantrow,
who--persuaded by his father
and friends that he's
commitment-phobic--marries a
gorgeous and seemingly ideal
woman named Lila (Malin
Akerman, The Brothers
Solomon) that he's been
dating for several weeks.
But after the wedding,
things start to go awry...
the least of these being
that on their honeymoon,
Eddie meets a woman who
might truly be the girl of
his dreams (Michelle
Monaghan, Kiss Kiss Bang
Bang). As in There's
Something About Mary,
writers/directors Bobby and
Peter Farrelly push Stiller
away from his increasingly
schticky "tense guy" persona
and draw out his sweeter,
more multilayered earnest
side. On his end, Stiller
provides a human core to
what could just be a
festival of raunch and
absurdity (the movie
features aroused donkeys,
deviated septum jokes, and
digitally-enhanced body
hair, among other items of
questionable taste). It only
takes a quick comparison
with Jim Carrey in Me,
Myself & Irene or Jack
Black in Shallow Hal
to see what a surprisingly
delicate balance that is.
The Heartbreak Kid may
not be quite as wildly
sublime as There's
Something About Mary,
but it comes extremely
close, with kudos to Akerman
for her unrestrained
nuttiness...more
Extras:
Commentary by the Farrelly
Brothers, gag reel, deleted
scenes, four featurettes:
"The Farrelly Bros. in the
French Tradition," "Ben &
Jerry," "Heartbreak
Halloween," "The Egg Toss."
The Heartbreak Kid Release Date:October 5, 2007 Studio: DreamWorks Pictures (Paramount) Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly Screenwriter: Scot Armstrong, Leslie Dixon, Bobby Farrelly, Peter
Farrelly, Kevin Barnett Starring: Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Malin Akerman, Jerry Stiller,
Rob Corddry, Carlos Mencia, Scott Wilson, Danny McBride, Stephanie Courtney,
Polly Holliday, Roy Jenkins Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance MPAA Rating: R (for strong sexual content, crude humor, language, and a
scene of drug use involving a minor) Official Website:
HeartbreakKidmovie.com
Plot Summary: Single and indecisive, Eddie (Ben Stiller) 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.
EN 5 Second Review:
Three words, hilarity for adults. Finally
Uproarious
romp, grounded in believable if gleefully implausible human behavior, is
a model of comic timing Lisa Nesselson: Variety
With their smart, hilarious update of “The Heartbreak Kid”
the Farrelly brothers make mincemeat of the (often correct) theory that
good movies should never be remade...more
Farrelly
brothers films are looking better and better, but aren't
nearly as funny as their grungy early films that hit with
the stealth and vigor of guerrilla commandos. Kirk Honeycutt: Hollywood Reportr
Who knew that buried within director Elaine May and
screenwriter Neil Simon's 1972 taboo-busting comedy "The
Heartbreak Kid" there lurked a Farrelly brothers movie...more
Release Date: October 5, 2007
EN 5 Second Review:
Three words, hilarity for adults. Finally
Farrelly
brothers films are looking better and better, but aren't
nearly as funny as their grungy early films that hit with
the stealth and vigor of guerrilla commandos.