has all the elements one expects from its writing and directing team, the Farrelly brothers: characters who are shallow and dumb, toilet humor, a tone that presents acts of true cruelty as light comedy, and not much plot coherence. All of which it to say, this movie wasn't as terrible as I expected. It certainly isn't special, or even good, but it is pleasantly watchable in the way a sitcom passes the time and then can be forgotten entirely. At the end of a hard week, sometimes that is enough.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
The Heartbreak Kid has all the elements one expects from its writing and directing team, the Farrelly brothers: characters who are shallow and dumb, toilet humor, a tone that presents acts of true cruelty as light comedy, and not much plot coherence. All of which it to say, this movie wasn't as terrible as I expected. It certainly isn't special, or even good, but it is pleasantly watchable in the way a sitcom passes the time and then can be forgotten entirely. At the end of a hard week, sometimes that is enough.
has all the elements one expects from its writing and directing team, the Farrelly brothers: characters who are shallow and dumb, toilet humor, a tone that presents acts of true cruelty as light comedy, and not much plot coherence. All of which it to say, this movie wasn't as terrible as I expected. It certainly isn't special, or even good, but it is pleasantly watchable in the way a sitcom passes the time and then can be forgotten entirely. At the end of a hard week, sometimes that is enough.
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