Advantages: Funny, can watch more than once, Disadvantages: none
The Heartbreak Kid is a rom com film, with Ben Stiller at his finest. I'm always a fan of Ben Stiller films (he just has one of those faces) but, this is, in my opinion, one of his funniest.
Ben Stiller plays Eddie, a 40 year old singleton. He attends the wedding of his ex (cue hilarious scenes and one liners) and realises that he would really like to settle down. The realisation seems to be thrust upon him at the wedding breakfast where he finds ... ...proves to be the kids table and there are various laughs when these kids question why he's sat there.
He then meets, Lila (played by Malin Akerman) in the street, where he helps her after he believes that she has been mugged. In a whirlwind romance, he proposes to her, believing this to be the only way he can stop her from being posted abroad for her job. They get married and set off on their honeymoon to Mexico, where he realises he doesn't actually ...
katherineh123 29.11.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of The Heartbreak Kid (HD-DVD)
Advantages: Very entertaining, Funny, great comedic episodes, stiller at his best Disadvantages: None i can think of
...sort of idea to meet the parents - minus the parents- the story is about Eddie's (stiller) quest to find a partner to settle down with. he ends up meeting the beautiful Lila played by Malin Akerman ( who has an uncanny resemblance to Cameron Diaz). Unfortunately for Eddie Lila turns out to be a walking hazard and incredibly annoying. they have a shotgun wedding and go to mexico on their honeymoon- but of course nothing goes quite as smoothly as they ... ...and somewhat painful to watch incidents, Eddie finds that Lila isn't what he wanted- and in steps Miranda played by Michelle Monaghan (Maid of honor). He's stuck between the captivating Miranda and his accident prone wife, but we aren't dissapointed as we're delivered with a hollywood fairytale ending as usual. ...
Ghaida 01.02.2009
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team, The Farrelly Brothers. Between them, theyve conjured a sporadically funny comedy, that may not repeat what theyd all achieved before, but is still worthy of a s...
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The Heartbreak Kidreunites Ben Stiller with hisTheres Something About Marydirectorial ... more
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Ben Stiller stars as Eddie, the 40-year-old confirmed bachelor who finally says I do to ... more
the beautiful and sexy Lila (Malin Akerman). But during their honeymoon in Mexico, the woman of his dreams turns out to be a total nightmare, and the guy who could ...
(+) Because of the new series the box set isn't complete, which means it will be cheaper! (-) It isnt the complete box set so you'll have to buy the new dvds seperatly or wait for the new set!
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