The Heartbreak Kid, 2007

I like Ben Stiller, not love him. I don’t watch movies just because he is in them. In fact, usually I stray away from movies because of him. Which is kind of stupid because he is a very good actor. I like that he can play an uptight, average person so well! I mean, ‘Meet The Parents’, ‘Along Came Polly’, ‘Night at The Museum’… All fantastic movies and he leads so well! But, then there are the ones like ‘Zoolander’ and ‘Tropic Thunder’, that I just can’t do.

This movie… Not sure if it made me realize that my mother really is right and I am way too picky, or if I want to visit Cabo. Enjoyable movie. Not one that I am going to brag and suggest to others that they just HAVE to watch, but at least now I can say I have seen it.

Oh! What’s it about… So, Eddie (Ben Stiller) is 40, seems to find fault with every woman he dates but then ends up meeting his ideal woman, Lila. She’s cute, she’s sweet… everything we think a woman should be. Then he marries her. She takes “freak in bed” to a whole new level, and her real side comes out. And it’s not that her real side is bad, (ok, maybe a few things) but it’s just a bit too much for him. I have to admit, when they first started driving down through California and they were singing in the car, I thought, “Yes! That is what I want! I want to be able to sing in the car with my loved one.” But, then she kept going. And going. And going. I can see how that would be irritating. While honeymooning down in Cabo, Eddie meets a new “perfect girl”. And this is where most of the movie happens so I won’t give away.

If you’ve got a couple hours to kill, watch it! Scenery is beautiful and the resort (Esperanza Resort) is said to be a getaway for the famous.

Jerry Stiller played Eddie’s dad, and that was really great to see father and son in such a natural setting. Malin Akerman plays Lila and she nails it! I kept trying to remember where I had seen her… She played the hometown girlfriend in The Proposal. Michelle Monaghan plays Eddy’s “perfect girl”, Miranda. I remember her from Made of Honor, the one with Patrick Dempsey when he realizes that he is in love with her, his best friend, and she’s getting married. I kept thinking that she needs to find some movie role where her and Emma Stone could play sisters. Seriously! Do a side by side of those two.

Other noticeable people – Stephanie Courtney (Progressive’s Flo), Rob Corddry (seems like he shows up in so many side movies), Carlos Mencia (Uncle Tito), Danny McBride (love his southern side!), and Polly Holliday (“Kiss my grits!”).

Let us know if you’ve seen this movie and what you thought about it.