Just as I am starting to see some award worthy 2007 films in theaters, along comes "The Heartbreak Kid (2007)" HD-DVD. Unless watching Carlos Mencia talking about his genitals appeals to you, this film will ruin any cinema fan's good mood.

The story: A lonely bachelor named Eddie gets lucky and winds up falling in love with a gorgeous woman named Lila. Shortly after, the two get married and go on a honeymoon trip to Mexico. While in Mexico, Eddie sees a different side of Lila and is regreting that he married her. Even worse, he winds up falling for another woman (Miranda) he meets. In typical Farrelly Brothers fashion, chaos ensues. While the message of never finding one true love is intriguing, that's the extent of this film's appeal as "The Heartbreak Kid" is yet another disasterous re-make. While the original (written by the great Neil Simon) was a skillfully done dark comedy, the re-make is more concerned with homophobic and racist humor (see the end border crossing scene). How is that exactly funny? The cast is also another problem. It doesn't get much worse than Carlos Mencia and Ben Stiller. Granted, Stiller has had a few memorable performances ("The Cable Guy" and "The Royal Tenenbaums"), but overall he plays the same schtick in every film. How many "average joe gets into a series of unfortunate events with women" characters can he play? Plus, it doesn't help that he has zero chemistry with any of the leading ladies (Michelle Monaghan and Malin Akerman). The only remotely likeable actor here is Rob Corddry of "The Daily Show" and "The Winner" fame. This guy needs better roles. The real tragedy of "The Heartbreak Kid" is the Farrelly Brothers. They once ruled the box office with classic comedies like "Dumb And Dumber" and "There's Something About Mary," but they quickly churned out forgettable flicks like "Me, Myself, And Irene" and "Shallow Hal." Will they ever return to their former glory?

Once again, the widescreen picture quality is clear, but it doesn't quite reach hi-def standards. It looks more like a high quality upconverted DVD. Both the Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 tracks are solid all around.

* Theatrical trailer * 6 deleted scenes * A nearly 4 minute gag reel * "The Egg Toss" and "Heartbreak Halloween" are two time-wasting featurettes about the crew having parties. Does anyone really want to watch these? * "Ben And Jerry" looks at Ben and Jerry Stiller working together. * We get the life story of the Farrelly Brothers in the 15 1/2 minute featurette "The Farrelly Bros. In The French Tradition." * A commentary track by the Farrelly Brothers. A pretty routine commentary track with the usual name dropping. They seem more interested in talking about the soundtrack than the actual film.

"The Heartbreak Kid" is yet another pointless re-make that is inferior in every way to the original. Rent the original instead.