This might not be one of Stiller's best works, with a few lagging acts - but it's still good for quite a few laughs.
The Heartbreak Kid starts off as any other romcom, with Stiller playing a slightly depressed 40-year-old single. This is no romcom though, at least not of the regular kind. Instead of following the regular rules of romcom-fiction, where a guy follows his heart and eventually ends up with the love of his life, The Heartbreak kid follows a guy who follows his heart... and ends up making som terrible, morally questionable, decisions. This is also what makes this move hilarious - at least when the directors remember to follow through.
The movie isn't without flaws though. For one there's some slightly too graphic sex, which even though it serves is purpose for the story is a but over the top (even for me, a single guy with internet access). And then there's the first act, which I find quite dull. Again, it serves a purpose, but still - it's not particularity entertaining.
All in all I'd say it's a good movie though. Just don't expect a regular romcom. Expect a pretty graphic and over the top tale about the moral downfall of Stiller.
The Heartbreak Kid starts off as any other romcom, with Stiller playing a slightly depressed 40-year-old single. This is no romcom though, at least not of the regular kind. Instead of following the regular rules of romcom-fiction, where a guy follows his heart and eventually ends up with the love of his life, The Heartbreak kid follows a guy who follows his heart... and ends up making som terrible, morally questionable, decisions. This is also what makes this move hilarious - at least when the directors remember to follow through.
The movie isn't without flaws though. For one there's some slightly too graphic sex, which even though it serves is purpose for the story is a but over the top (even for me, a single guy with internet access). And then there's the first act, which I find quite dull. Again, it serves a purpose, but still - it's not particularity entertaining.
All in all I'd say it's a good movie though. Just don't expect a regular romcom. Expect a pretty graphic and over the top tale about the moral downfall of Stiller.