Let’s get the unpleasantness out of the way first: watching The Farrelly Brothers’ ugly remake of Neil Simon’s The Heartbreak Kid was a trial beyond all human endurance. After about 20 minutes I was begging for release (which came shortly afterwards as blissful unconsciousness overtook me). Sadly, no studio executive will ever get fired for green-lighting a racy Ben Stiller romantic comedy so no matter how bad this one is it won’t be the last one we are forced to endure.
This week’s Capital Times film review: Blades of Glory (Josh Gordon & Will Speck); Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Blake Edwards); Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Tim Story); Paris je t’aime (20 directors).