Overview
Three days into his Miami honeymoon with needy and unsophisticated Lila, Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. This confirms his fear that he has made a serious mistake and he decides he wants Kelly instead.
I don’t watch many movies from this era, and this film was a good reminder of why this is true. Every scene was twice as long as it needed to be and it felt like the story was being played out in real time. It didn’t help that I have never been a fan of Grodin. If there was one redeeming quality, it would be the ending.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Heartbreak Kid
Movie title: The Heartbreak Kid
Movie description: Three days into his Miami honeymoon with needy and unsophisticated Lila, Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. This confirms his fear that he has made a serious mistake and he decides he wants Kelly instead.
Date published: 2024-02-29
Director(s): Elaine May
Actor(s): Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin, Audra Lindley, Eddie Albert, Mitchell Jason, William Prince, Augusta Dabney, Doris Roberts, Jack Hausman, Erik Lee Preminger, Tim Browne, Jean Scoppa, Art Metrano, Marilyn Putnam, Joel Thingvall
Genre: Romance, Comedy
My Review
I don’t watch many movies from this era, and this film was a good reminder of why this is true. Every scene was twice as long as it needed to be and it felt like the story was being played out in real time. It didn’t help that I have never been a fan of Grodin. If there was one redeeming quality, it would be the ending.
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My Review - 5/10
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