To call The Heartbreak Kid a raunchy, laugh out loud comedy is an understatement. This film takes you to the extreme, with racy hostile sexipades, and outrageous humor. The Farrelly Brothers enjoyment of gross bodily functions is at a whole new level.
The Heartbreak Kid is a bawdy comedy about a middle aged single man Eddie (Ben Stiller) who is primed and ready for romance. He meets the beautiful Malin Akerman (Lila) outside a Laundromat after an attempt to get her purse back from a thief. After a brief dating period they hastily marry to avoid Lila relocating for her job. The road trip to their honeymoon in Mexico is where the movie really starts. Eddie discovers his wife is a singing, recovered drug user with a deviated septum and has the mouth of a trucker. He quickly realizes his rose is covered in thorns. After getting a massive sunburn Lila is forced to stay in the room. At this point it is clear Lila is a bit far from center with a hedonistic sexual appetite. A bit freaked out and unclear what to do Eddie finds himself at the bar and meets Miranda (Michelle Monaghan). They have an instant connection. Now he has to break it to his wife she is not the one. Lets just say he fails and both women head home leaving him alone in Mexico. Eddie makes his way across the border after several months of attempts and finds himself at the door of Miranda’s home in Mississippi, only to find her married. Finally, getting a grasp on his life he packs up and moves to Mexico. Miranda shows up in Mexico with her family for the yearly trip and the drama starts all over again. The ending is a bit predictable, but funny non the less.
This comedy has Farrelly written all over it, with the crude humor and outrageous storyline. Eddie (Ben Stiller) has no real personality; in fact most of the characters ride the border on this, leaving you neither feeling sorry for them nor wanting more. The pace of the movie is more of a drama with breathing room to fully inhale the story, throwing you a bit off as a viewer. All the funny parts involve the weird idiosyncrasies of Lila. I walked away from this film feeling unsatisfied, yet not really knowing why. I have to say though; this is a good addition to the list of spit-take comedies for the Farrelly Brothers. There is enough imaginative material to keep it interesting and dodgy jokes to make my husband laugh. I think for most people it is a see it once, or wait for the dvd kind of flick. I would rate this movie a 3 out of 5.
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