The Heartbreak Kid is a comedy filled with dirty humor, love, and Mexican food shooting out of a nose. How can you really determine if you like a film if it starts off so well but ends so badly? If those are the kind of films that you like, then this movie is definitely for you.
It starts off with a guy named Eddie (Ben Stiller), a 40-year-old bachelor who refuses to get married. He has a horny father (Jerry Stiller) and a "happily married" friend (Rob Corddry) who blames him to be too picky about women and urges him to just "tie the knot". Later on into the movie, he meets a beautiful blonde named Lila (Malin Akerman). Things were going well for the both of them until 6 weeks later she tells him her researching company is shipping her off to Germany. To stop the move, they get hitched. Not only until during their trip to their honeymoon site, did Eddie realize he might have made a huge mistake. Lila became this ditzy, vulgar woman who has a deviated septum, so is constantly shooting objects of food out of her nose. This is one of the comedic highlights that saved this movie from being a total disaster.
Shortly after arriving to their Mexican resort, Eddie instantly finds a cute brunette (Michelle Monaghan) he's interested in. However, he doesn't pursue anything with her until after Lila gets a horrific sunburn by not applying sun tan lotion. She stays in and rests while Eddie is out mingling with the other woman. At this point of the movie, it seems like the general message is, "there is such thing as love at first sight". However, this "love" doesn't last very long because, of course, Eddie gets caught. Months later he tries to rekindle the love with the cute brunette. When they meet again, he lies about another marriage he is in. The ending of this movie totally diminished the general message and it leaves audiences with the thought, "this movie was pointless".
Like I said, if you want to see a movie that starts off well but ends on a sour note, then this movie fits the criteria perfectly. The comedic performance that each actor added to the film did make the movie worth watching. However, the plot and the conclusion didn't. This movie didn't make me want to get my money back, but it's not a movie I would watch again. It wouldn't be a total waste of your time, but prepare for an ending that might not meet you satisfactory level.
