The Heartbreak Kid

With their smart, hilarious update of "The Heartbreak Kid," the Farrelly brothers make mincemeat of the (often correct) theory that good movies should never be remade. Cleverly bending the template of the Neil Simon-penned, Elaine May-helmed 1972 original to their patented brand of profane gagdom, the Farrellys fashion a pitch-perfect riff on the consequences that ensue when getting hitched turns into something out of Hitchcock. The uproarious romp, grounded in believable if gleefully implausible human behavior, is a model of comic timing. The pic world-premiered to side-splitting response at the Deauville festival in France. Box office prospects worldwide look heartbreakingly good. ... More on Variety.com

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