It seems that the marriage was not easy, especially with Eddie, who decided at the insistence of his friends and family to marry. Things may change and become funny when Idi discovers that Leila is not as she was, and that her true nature during the honeymoon.
The original's premise has been stripped of anything to do with upward mobility, and except for one shot involving a Prince Albert, the Farrellys' signature shock humor is largely absent.
Washington City Paper
March 06, 2008
Bobby and Peter Farrelly don't bring any fresh insight or relevance to their remake of The Heartbreak Kid. Mainly, they've taken a decent comedy and turned it into a...decent comedy.
USA Today
October 05, 2007
Though not as engaging as Knocked Up, there is enough humor to keeps us entertained.
[The] 2007 remake delivers a lot of laughs despite the fact we're clearly supposed to root for and feel sorry for the cad ... no matter how squirmy or awful his actions.
If The Heartbreak Kid doesn't go totally wrong, its big problem is that doesn't really go anywhere. It just sort of lies there, like dumb Lila on the beach, waiting to turn gold.
