Welcome to Reel People. It’s a place where, you guessed it, real people like yourselves spout off on new movie releases. It works best if you - yes, we mean you - jump into the forum link below and tell us what you think of the movie, too.

This week, we’re watching The Heartbreak Kid.

What I Liked: The Heartbreak Kid started off really funny, much like both the careers Farrelly Brothers and Ben Stiller’s career. The humor was a bit edgy and politically incorrect, without being completely offensive. Jerry Stiller got some laughs as his usual spry, velour suit wearing self.

Rob Corddry, from Daily Show fame, was the best thing about the movie as Stiller’s best friend wanting his friend to bite the bullet and finally settle down. All the while being completely miserable and scared to death of making his wife angry. ‘’A happy wife equals a happy life,’’ Corddry states to Stiller, before his wife snatches his Cosmopolitan away from him.

What I Disliked: Not far into The Heartbreak Kid, Stiller gets married, and things start going south. The main thing being the movie. They are now on their honeymoon and the Farrelly’s start pulling out gross out gags which have not been used yet in their previous movies. It has been, nine years since ‘’There’s Something About Mary.’’ In those nine years, there has been some serious de-evolution.

On the honeymoon, which takes place in Mexico, the sidekick/best friend is replaced by Carlos Mencia with a horrible fake mustache and an even more horrible and more fake Mexican accent.

There were alot of miscommunication and misunderstandings as the base for many jokes, that were much better when orginally used on ‘’Three’s Company.’’

And the gross outs, were mainly just gross. Not the side-hurting funny they were once.

Would I Recommend?: High schoolers rejoice. Well, high schoolers over seventeen, because there are some pretty raunchy scenes.
Don’t get me wrong, the movie is funny at times. And that really is all it is trying to be.

But seeing Stiller make out with young, hot, upcoming actresses; random objects stuck in various body parts; liquids shooting from orifices and other squirmish gags just trying to get a laugh, is so 1998.

Been there, done that.

Score: 5 out of 10

- Stephanie Powers

What I Liked: Not much to say here ... There are some funny scenes involving Ben Stiller and his crazy wife played by Malin Akerman. I also found his honeymoon girlfriend’s family amusing.

What I Disliked: This movie is not the caliber of ‘’Meet the Parents’’ or ‘’There’s Something about Mary.’’ It falls way short of Ben Stiller’s potential. The film starts slowly, then only gets a few laughs here and there. There are several ultra obscene jokes and lots of senseless nudity in the film that are really out of place and seem like desperate attempts to keep the film entertaining. This movie is an example of how a lot of recent comedies have been trying to push the outrageous/gross out jokes a little too far, using them as a crutch rather than trying to come up with something original and interesting.

Would I Recommend?: No, it’s a let-down. Wait for a rental, if that.

Score: 4 out of 10

- Nick Conrad

What I Liked: It’s a Farrelly brothers comedy starring Ben Stiller - with all the expectations that might engender, especially in terms of the humor not being subtle. It holds up very well to their previous collaboration in ‘’There’s something about Mary.’’ Ben Stiller manages the remarkable feat of keeping our sympathies throughout his desperate pursuit of another woman whilst on his honeymoon. I also liked the interactions between Ben and Jerry Stiller as a real-life father and son playing the same roles in the movie. On a slightly unrelated note, Cabo looked gorgeous, and made a superb backdrop to most scenes.

What I Disliked: Nothing really.  I tend to enjoy comedies.  It was longer than I expected - fitting in with the new, two-hour movie standard. I had the suspicion that it might have seemed sharper and the comedy punch more powerful if it had been slightly shorter.

Would I Recommend?: Yes. It’s very funny and manages to throw a slightly different spin on some classic comedy situations. Rob Corddry as the best friend is exceptionally good. If you go to the movie on the basis of it being a Farrelly Brothers/Ben Stiller co-operation you won’t be disappointed.

Score: 8 out of 10

- Marian Hill