Movie review: "The Heartbreak Kid" (2007)

Eddie Cantrow (Ben Stiller) has just met his perfect woman – she's unaffected, girl-next-door gorgeous, and shares his sense of humour and love for sports. Pity he's on his honeymoon with someone else.

Pressured by his dad (played by his real old man, Jerry) and his married buddies, Eddie has rushed down the aisle with Lila (Swedish model Malin Akerman), only to discover she's not the sweet, clean-living environmental scientist he first thought.

When Miranda (Michelle Monaghan) materialises at his Mexican resort, our boy's smitten. And freak circumstances and truth-stretching allow him to romance her as if he was single...right up until vast quantities of poop hit the fan.

"The Heartbreak Kid" is a remake of a 1972 Neil Simon-penned film of the same name, but because the Farrelly brothers (of "There's Something About Mary" notoriety) are at the helm, it's had an injection of shock humour.

There's gratuitous nudity, too. The magnificent Malin goes topless as does an ageing, artificially enhanced actress who shares a hot tub with Jerry. Bet he begged Ben to add that scene!

Final word: Getting too attached to these characters will lead to heartache.

[Australian cinema release date: November 22]