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Heartbreak sheds a dim view of love
By RYAN CUPELLO | Oct. 3, 2007If one were to take a heart-warming love story and interject a slew of crude humor and bad plot points, the result would be The Heartbreak Kid.Fortunately for the Farrelly brothers, the film's dual directors famous for modern classics such as Shallow Hal and Dumb and Dumber, this predictable comedy formula is widely accepted among American moviegoers just looking for a few unabashed laughs.A remake of the 1972 film written by comedic genius Neil Simon, The Heartbreak Kid stars Ben Stiller (Night At The Museum) as Eddie Cantrow, a San Francisco sporting-goods storeowner whose biggest fear is tying the proverbial knot.
