Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Heartbreak Kid’: Elaine May’s Portrait of Courtship and Marriage

It isn’t the contract that makes a marriage work; love does that

PG-13 | 1h 46min | Romance-Drama, Comedy | 1972

“The Heartbreak Kid” (1972) is one of Elaine May’s best films as a director. It’s based on Neil Simon’s screenplay, which in turn, is based on Bruce Jay Friedman’s play “A Change of Plan.”