The Heartbreak Kid

I went and saw The Heartbreak Kid last week. This movie was done by the Farrelly Brothers who also did the movies "There is Something About Mary", "Dumb and Dumber" and "Kingpin" to name a few. From that list a movies you know that this movie will also push the envelope on what is acceptable and what is too far. The main plot of the movie is about a Eddie Cantrow (Ben Stiller) who is being pressured by family, friends and society to get married. Early on in the movie he meets a girl whom he starts dating. But after only a short period of dating she is faced with a career move that would force her to move. To keep this from happening, they get married. It is on their honeymoon that Eddie realizes he doesn't know his new bride as well as he thought and soon falls in love with another guest that is staying at the same Mexican resort. Over the course of the movie there are a number of misunderstandings which makes you feel like you are watching an episodes of "Three's Company". Also Eddie's wife, Lila (Malin Akerman), looks a bit like Cameron Diaz and sounds exactly like her. So you sort of feel like you are watching "Something About Mary". Surprisingly there is a good sound track with some Springsteen and a few David Bowie songs. Although I wasn't too crazy about a bad remake of "The First Cut is the Deepest". The relationship that Eddie and Lila had while sharing a room in Mexico reminded me of when I shared a room with Vanessa when we were in Mexico last year. I can't say it is anymore than a just O.K. movie. I will give it a 5. If given a choice go see Super Bad first.