men should watch this so they understand why women think they're dumb...

“Certainly I remember Florida. I’ll never forget it. But this is Minnesota, and I’ve got Political Science, and I’ve gotta go.” 

read quite a few reviews that essentially summed elaine may’s sophomore film up as a a fusion of her comedy partner mike nichols’s The Graduate and the improvisational style of john cassavetes, which initially made me think “hmmm ..... love mike and john but .... why are we tying elaine’s accomplishments to her male collaborators ...“ 

then i watched it and realized 
these reviews were accurate, which really drove home the film’s message of “nothing is ever as simple as you think it is and you have no idea what you want, idiot”

100

"Sometimes I'll start a sentence, and I don't even know where it's going. I just hope I find it along the way. Like an improv conversation. An improversation."

- Michael Scott/the general mood of Charles Grodin in this sharp, cutting masterwork. Elaine May's best, easily a top five 70s picture, why aren't you watching this right now?

There is a perpetual myth in our lives that happiness is out there if we let go of what we have. Brilliant. My only issues with it are that isn't as brash or bold as May's other features (apparently Simon made her jump through hoops to make any changes to the script), but she has a way of framing that sparks laughter/terror. Going through the library last week, shocking how over half the books on female directors fail to even mention Elaine May. WTF academia?

"It's just a game! The worst thing that can happen is you lose!"

May understands masculine misery better than any other director on the planet. Watching Grodin chase tail (he thinks others, we know it's just his own) is as horrifying as it is hysterical. This movie somehow made me even more excited for Uncut Gems?

Elaine May rules.

I could study Charles Grodin’s face for the rest of my life

The NERVE this guy has.

"It's just a game! The worst thing that can happen is you lose!"

May understands masculine misery better than any other director on the planet. Watching Grodin chase tail (he thinks others, we know it's just his own) is as horrifying as it is hysterical. This movie somehow made me even more excited for Uncut Gems?

The Heartbreak Kid is brutal. An unflinchingly awkward and dark comedy that made me flinch and cringe in how honestly it reflects on the madness of human nature. Charles Grodin is unbelievably good. Every element of his performance drips with bullshit, and his final moments are hysterically tragic. Jeannie Berlin is great, adding sad layers to what could have been a one-note character. Cybill Shepherd has less to do than Grodin and Berlin, but she's perfectly cast. This is a truly brilliant mean-spirited anti-romcom. Watch it if you're in the mood to squirm.

This guy’s the wors—oh god, I’m the worst.

Happy to discover my home state has its own horror movie.

Having seen the remake first and thinking it was mediocre I finally got the chance to see this film and it's a tremendous film. I think Eddie Albert is tremendous in this and is hilarious. I would absolutely recommend this film to anyone and also say if you've seen the remake don't worry because they are two very different films.

Charles Grodin and Jeannie Berlin are pitch perfect, so many gorgeous lines and moments but it does drag a bit in the middle...