The Heartbreak Kid

The Heartbreak Kid is a 2007 American romantic black comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers (who also helped to write the film alongside Leslie Dixon and Scot Armstrong). It is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name and stars Ben Stiller in the main role, Michelle Monaghan, Malin Åkerman, Jerry Stiller, Rob Corddry, Carlos Mencia, Scott Wilson, and Danny McBride. It tells the story of a sports shop owner who ends up in a rushed marriage with a woman and meets a true love interest during a trip to Mexico. The film was met with negative reviews. Plot Eddie Cantrow, owner of a San Francisco sports shop, is single but ambivalent about relationships. He's convinced that he's holding out for the right woman, but raises eyebrows from his father and closest friend by attending the wedding of his former fiancee, who he had previously been with for five years. Eddie feels even more out of place when the "singles table" that his seating arrangement is located at is filled with children of the other invited and obviously-married guests. One day, while witnessing a purse-snatching, he tries unsuccessfully to recover it, resulting in the thief attacking him. He and its owner, Lila exchange pleasantries, and Eddie finds her attractive. He talks to his father about the encounter while working at his store, but also delighted when he sees Lila appearing at his store for shopping. In their next encounter, Lila admits that she didn't come to the store to shop, but actually hoping to see him again. They begin dating and get serious quickly. Suddenly, Lila announces that her company, where she works as an environmental researcher, is requiring Lila to move to Holland, but her company does not deploy married employees abroad. At the urging of both his father Doc and best friend Mac, Eddie marries her after only dating a few weeks.