Ben Stiller, the bore of comedy, is back in yet another tired attempt at the nervous dwarf who finds himself in awkward situation after awkward situation in the worst of a trilogy that includes the classic “Something About Mary” and the equally funny “Meet the Parents”.
The plot is played, predictable, and necessary to recap only because this is a freakin’ review. Stiller is a n’er-do-well lover alone at the age of 40 who finds himself at his ex-fiancé’s wedding pondering what the future holds without a mate (this may hit a little too close to home for a lot of my friends who are destined to die alone). Enter hot blonde who seems too good to be true. Stiller falls in love over a whirlwind six week romance and marries the babe to keep her from being transferred to Rotterdam for work. Where is Rotterdam you ask? Who gives a shit I say!
Of course, all is not well once the nuptials are exchanged and an attempt at hilarity ensues on their honeymoon in Cabo. Blondie wife turns out to be unstable mentally, with a penchant for rough sex and, as far as I can tell, a history of being “cocked”, as the movie so delicately puts it, by various black men. Stiller realizes he is in over his head and, as fate would have it, meets a beautiful, recently single chick at the hotel while his wife is recovering from sun burn and indisposed.
The movie is wrought with lewd humor (always a fan) that includes donkey sex in Mexico, beaver shots (I think?) and your token Mexican bartender who fails so miserably while trying to be funny that you just wished he would be chopped up and served as a Gordita to all of the really hungry people in Mexico.
I sat through this movie laughing at times. Honestly, anytime the word cock is used in a movie with regularity, you will get a chuckle out of this reviewer.
All in all, the laughs were forced, the plot was lame and even a last minute “beav shot” can’t pull this one from the fire.
One final note: Carlos Mencia (the aforementioned token Mexican bartender) is so bad in this movie that he should be kicked in the balls everyday for the rest of his life.
-DMC
