Review: The Heartbreak Kid
A 40 something year old is starting to feel the pressure of loneliness as his buddies are getting married and his ex fiancé just tied the knot. Reality kicks in and he realizes maybe his over pickiness is just a little extreme and maybe heâs just going to have take a few steps back and re-evaluate his strategy towards chicks. Lucky for him, he meets a woman who appears to be the perfect package. They date, theyâre all lovey dovy until she gets a job transfer out of the states. They get married to avoid the transfer and our 40 something year old quickly discovers on the honeymoon that his little âperfect packageâ isnât quite so perfect. However, as luck would have it, on his honeymoon he would meet another woman who is the true women of his dreams. Hilarity ensues.
I always enjoy Ben Stiller. But, so far, Iâve only liked two of the Farrelly brotherâs movies, KINGPIN and THEREâS SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. This film, however, is a close third. It had a lot of the same comedic elements of the above movies but it was just missing a little something that would have put it in their league. Maybe it was the simple storyline whereas THEREâS SOMETHING ABOUT MARY was pretty detailed and was more developed. I liked the film, I thought there were a lot of good laughs and a few out loud laughs and a lot of little subtle laughsâ¦I loved the ring tone for his buddyâs wife and the hot tub scene! It was a combination of good dialogue and misunderstanding situational comedy (I think you can call it that?).
Ben Stiller plays Eddie Cantrow our newly wedded single guy. He pretty much plays the same guy he usually does when heâs in a leading role. But it works and he makes me laugh. Some of my favorite scenes are the ones with his real and on-screen father Jerry Stiller. He actually stole the scenes. âWhen a woman wants you to cock her, you cock her sonâ. Funny stuff.
Michelle Monaghan and Malin Akerman were both easy to look at on the big screen. Monaghan has the girl next door look and Akerman has that...dirtyâ¦nasty, in a good way kinda look. We get a cute boobie shot, too! They both played well off Stillerâs character (not the boobies but the two chicks). Akerman looked liked Cameron Diazâs stunt double and she even acted like her a bit. She can do comedy pretty well (and her hotness certainly doesnât hurt). Monaghan wasnât really funny but she was good and sheâll always have that âperfect girlfriendâ quality about her.
Like I said, I liked it. Is it the Farrellyâs next big picture? I donât think so but if youâre a fan of the brothersâ style, I think most of you will enjoy it and have a good laugh. Fun cameo in the end, too bad she canât actâ¦. but man sheâs hawt!
-- by Tim
Goernert

Source: | JoBlo.com |
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