SummaryEddie meets Lila and the pair quickly embark on a whirlwind romance, which leads to a hasty proposal. On the way to Mexico for their honeymoon, Lila transforms from a gentle and sweet life partner into a crass, tequila-swigging wench with a sordid past, leaving Eddie wondering what he's gotten himself into. Later on, when Eddie strikes up a casu... Read More
Directed By:Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Written By:Scot Armstrong, Leslie Dixon, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
The Heartbreak Kid
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37% Positive
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80
You can expect to fall about, snort and hoot, at times hard enough to hurt inner body parts that only doctors can identify.
70
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. Maybe there is a kind of heartbreak here after all.
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Aug 6, 2015
8
The movie had some great ideas and overall the acting was okay.There was some useless and unfunny characters like Stiller's father and Danny McBride, but the movie was still entertaining and funny.
Dec 6, 2020
7
Una película muy divertida, entretenida y que no está tan mala como se suele decir, la recomiendo.
63
Though not as engaging as "Knocked Up," there is enough humor to keeps us entertained.
50
The occasional laughs provided aren't frequent enough or uproarious enough to warrant an investment of nearly two hours of a viewer's time.
50
Embellishments to Neil Simon's original script were inevitable, but when you're adding an "Uncle Tito," you're definitely on the wrong track.
30
Ben Stiller, the movie's star, pretty much sinks the whole enterprise.
0
The ethnic humor that gave May's movie its charge is replaced by crass mean-spiritedness. If I were in movie hell, I'd rather see "Good Luck Chuck" again than return to this atrocity.
May 17, 2020
7
Pretty decent movie and I like the cast. Full disclosure, I’m a big Michelle Monaghan fan.
Apr 10, 2011
7
It seems that the Farrelly brothers got quite a bit right with The Heartbreak Kid. Eddie (Ben Stiller) is a guy who falls in love with and marries a woman, Lila, only to realise on their honeymoon that she is a nightmare, meanwhile falling head over heels for another. This is a ricidulous story but there are so many things in this film that are just damn funny, most of all Eddie's best friend (Rob Corrdry) and father (Stiller's real father) who are so hopelessly off-the-mark in their advice, that these simple exchanges provide some of the funniest moments throughout. The entire Mexican sequence reeks of charm and Monaghan likewise, despite the fact that she is annoying in basically every other role she has played. The soundtrack, featuring a great mix of Bowie tracks keeps the film suitably up-beat. Despite the generally weak storyline there are too many laughs to call this another ordinary film. At times the comedy is subtle and at others profane - either suits in this light-hearted laugh fest.â
Jun 2, 2013
6
A good movie until things go slightly sour. Most of the laughs you won't feel good about and Stiller's character is highly unlikeable. Some nice parts from the female leads and the lovely settings keep everything fresh but this Farelly brothers flick could have used a fresh lick of paint and the old formula to keep the laughs rolling in.
Nov 15, 2012
4
You can almost tell Stiller's not comfortable with the words coming out of his mouth. I'm not sure why he was picked for the role, since he's not the man for it. Don't get me wrong- I love Stiller. This is just not his material.
