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reviews.imdb.com - : ''The Heartbreak Kid'' was written by Neil Simon and it shows. Simon loves to deconstruct and analyze human relationships, and he's at the top of his game here. As maddeningly obnoxious as the Grodin character is, he's the type of guy that everyone knows. The character of George Costanza on ''Seinfeld'' seems to have been modelled after him. more...
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3/4
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : We know as early as the wedding scene -- which opens the film -- that Elaine May's ''The Heartbreak Kid'' was directed with a sure feeling for how comedy can edge over into satire and then tragedy. Both of Lila's parents are determined to give her away. They flank her, each clutching an arm, and attempt to march down the aisle in their living room. But it won't do: The folding chairs are too close together. more...
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www.filmcritic.com - : Long before Meet the Parents, there was The Heartbreak Kid. Genuinely funny, Kid features Charles Grodin as a hapless and sappy ex-G.I. who decides to dump his new wife -- on his honeymoon in Florida -- after falling for a young blonde played with perfect coyness by Shepherd. more...
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