Nice to know the Farrelly Brothers can still be funny.

I'll be the first to admit that after a string of flops (Stuck on You, Osmosis Jones, Me, Myself and Irene), I never thought that the Farrelly Brothers would be able to return to the classic gross-out humour of 'There's Something About Mary', 'Kingpin', and 'Dumb and Dumber' and do it well. '...Mary' was their last knockout effort, and that was 11 years ago.

When Ben Stiller isn't directing awesome films such as 'Tropic Thunder', he is at his most brilliant when being directed by the Farrelly Brothers. 'The Heartbreak Kid' is no exception. He seems to pick up right where he left off with '..Mary', and for the life of me, I can't understand why this film wasn't more of a success at the box office. Branded another Farrelly flop, I have to disagree. The cast is just too strong. Stiller can carry a film on his own, but when the supporting cast includes Danny McBride, Rob Corrdry, Malin Akerman and the one and only Jerry Stiller, the likelihood is that you're in for a treat.

This film is FUNNY! It's by no means perfect, but there are enough awkward Stiller moments, phenomenally well delivered McBride one-liners, and classic Farrelly gross-out moments (amusingly enough, mostly featuring Jerry Stiller) to restore my faith in the men that gave us the greatest film about bowling since 'The Big Lebowski'. My only gripe is that it was a tad too lengthy (pushing two hours), and you only do lengthy comedy if you're Judd Apatow.

The story is amusing enough. Stiller is pushing 40, and has always been hesitant to tie the knot. He caves, marries the always breathtaking Akerman, and the nightmare starts on the drive to Cabo. While she is recovering from a horrific bout of sunburn, he meets Michelle 'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang' Monaghan and her spectacularly true-to-life redneck family fronted by the consistently impressive McBride. They hit it off, he figures out that Akerman has got to go and bam, instant awkward comedy.

McBride and Corrdry's scenes make the film, and Stiller is as solid as ever. While it's no '...Mary' or 'Kingpin', it certainly wets my appetite for 'The Three Stooges'. Nice to have you back, Bobby and Peter.

Oh, and Carlos Mencia is about as funny as a screendoor on a battleship. BOOM!