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The Heartbreak Kid

2007

Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Jerry Stiller, Malin Akerman ...

5.1

13,228

Romance. Comedy Single and indecisive, Eddie (Ben Stiller) begins dating the incredibly sexy and seemingly fabulous Lila (Malin Akerman). 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 (Michelle Monaghan), the woman he realizes ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Here the characters are made to do and say things that are outside their characters, and maybe outside any characters (...) There are small moments of real humor(…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		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."
		Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"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."
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The Farrellys have no interest in examining Eddie’s psychology or his soul (...) [A] lame, long, ugly joke of a movie."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"There are no awards here for profundity, and some of the bad-taste stuff is pretty stomach-turning. But you certainly get hosed down with a stream of gags"
		Scott Tobias AV Club	"[It] gets the recently emerged, more manic version of Stiller, who immediately throws the humor out of balance"
		Ian Nathan Empire	"For all its fluffed moments and saggy end, how many other films this year feature a donkey with an erection? (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Todd Gilchrist IGN	"Stiller is completely unlikable (...) 'The Heartbreak Kid' is not quite as good as I thought it was going to be"

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