Heartbreak for Stiller's Heartbreak

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Heartbreak for Stiller's Heartbreak
[IMG]http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Articles/20070907/102.heartbreak.kid.090707.jpg[/IMG] There was no "Halo" effect for Ben Stiller or the weekend box office. Stiller's new comedy "The Heartbreak Kid" opened at number two with a disappointing $14 million, per screen. [IMG]http://feeds.eonline.com/%7Er/eonline/topstories/%7E4/167051252[/IMG] [URL="http://feeds.eonline.com/%7Er/eonline/topstories/%7E3/167051252/index.jsp"] [/URL]
I actually thought "Heartbreak" looked funny. I am a big Ben Stiller fan. Guess that was not the consensus.
I thought it looked funny as well, but I also thought I'd wait to rent it. Ben Stiller, like most comedic actors, seems to just keep remaking the same movie.
Ben Stiller is a funny guy I give him that. But I don't usually willingly watch his stuff. That kind of comedy makes me cringe.
[QUOTE]Ben Stiller, like most comedic actors, seems to just keep remaking the same movie.[/QUOTE] I have to agree. The previews of this film looked like maybe an offshoot of that one he did with Jenifer Aniston that is always replaying on cable... He is such a good actor, it is to bad. Ever seen [B]Permanent Midnight?[/B] He really nailed the more serious role of a junkie. Great film. You are right that most actors seem to play type cast roles over and over in replicate films. Just look at Vince Vaughn. I am watching "The Breakup" right now and you could easily take a snapshot of his character and find the mirror image in "The Wedding Crashers" "Swingers" and "Old School."
I finally caught this on HBO and it was bad...really bad. The only partially redeeming scenes were of nude Malin Akerman and those made up a scant 3 of the 116 minutes of run time... [URL="http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=762"][IMG]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/148fcf82ab66ad.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[quote=Bacchus;35197]I finally caught this on HBO and it was bad...really bad. The only partially redeeming scenes were of nude Malin Akerman and those made up a scant 3 of the 116 minutes of run time...[/quote] I personally thought this movie was extremely funny! My husband and I laughed throughout the whole thing!
[quote=LilysMom;35203]I personally thought this movie was extremely funny! My husband and I laughed throughout the whole thing![/quote] It had its moments... I much preferred Michelle Monahan in Gone Baby Gone and Stiller has done better in this genre in the past. I thought the sub par [I]Along came Polly[/I] was better and practically the same movie!
[quote=Bacchus;35208]I guess it had its moments... I much preferred Michelle Monahan in Gone Baby Gone and Stiller has done better in this genre in the past. I thought the sub par [I]Along came Polly[/I] was better and practically the same movie![/quote] I never saw [I]Along came Polly[/I], maybe that is why I found this one so funny. The bedroom scenes were hillarious. Sometimes when I tell my husband"I love you" he says love, love, love, love.....
[quote=LilysMom;35215]The bedroom scenes were hillarious. [/quote] I guess I was more focused on the breasts than the comedy. ;)