The Heartbreak Kid

Very very funny Neil Simon screenplay directed by Elaine May. Loved seeing 1970's NYC and Miami. Films made today very rarely have the feel of actually taking place in the real world. Or maybe it feels like a real world because I have no memory of life back then in those cities. Charles Grodin is great as the selfish newly wed who seems to love the chase but is clueless when it's time to settle down. Jeannie Berlin (Elaine May's daughter) is a standout as the clueless new wife. She evokes laughter and tears over the course of the film. Cybill Shepard and Eddie Albert are also great.
Favorite moment: Eddie Albert confronting Charles Grodin about his sincerity in pursuing Kelly.

Film #84