Genre: Comedy, Farce, Martial Arts, Law, Marriage, Suspense
Tagline: And you thought your parents were embarrassing.
Plot: Four years ago, audiences were invited to come along with male nurse Greg (a.k.a. Gaylord) Focker (BEN STILLER) on a weekend as he lost his luggage, set the backyard on fire, went a little over-the-top in a game of water volleyball, spray painted the cat and was administered a lie-detector test by Jack Byrnes (ROBERT DE NIRO), his girlfriend’s father (who turned out to be not a horticulturalist, but an ex-CIA operative reluctant to allow Greg into The Byrnes Family Circle of Trust).Now, Greg has managed to earn his way inside the Circle of Trust and things are going great. He and his fiancée Pam (TERI POLO) are excitedly planning their wedding and there’s only one tiny, itsy-bitsy little thing left to smooth the way to the altar: the future in-laws need to spend a weekend together. So, Greg and Pam climb aboard Jack’s new state-of-the-art RV (with the Kevlarreinforced hull and the two-inch Plexiglas windows) for a trip to Focker Isle, the Cocoanut Grove domicile of Bernie and Roz Focker (DUSTIN HOFFMAN and BARBRA STREISAND). The next 48 hours will provide the parents of the intended bride and groom a little time to get to know each other, but more importantly, give Jack the opportunity to study Greg’s parents. Things start off well enough, but that’s before Jack discovers
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- sequel of Meet the Parents (2000)
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 If there's one thing that's disappointing about Meet the Fockers, it's that there seems to be the potential for a laughter-generating material, but it's never explored. There are few things sadder than wasted potential, unless it's sitting through 115 minutes of mediocrity desperately searching for a few decent jokes.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman steal the show in this silly sequel to "Meet the Parents."--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
It might not be overly ambitious, but every scene works and there's no forced humour or jokes that don't make sense, it's a good old fashioned comedy with a group of actors who give it all they have. 8/10--Chris Cappola (Movie Marshal)
This movie is more concerned with just being a light and airy comedy, mainly just discussing sex and body parts. B---Craig Younkin (Lee's Movie Info)
While some may call the film formulaic and take issue with Stiller yet again playing his patented lovable loser, the film is a very funny and charming romp that will provide a fantastic holiday treat. B--Gareth Von Kallenbach (Lee's Movie Info)
One of those relatively rare comedies that's at once puerile, charming and very funny throughout.--Carina Chocano
The old-pro twosome of Streisand and Hoffman make such sexy and inviting ethnics (as a certain kind of movie likes to think of a certain kind of Jewish character) that they blithely prevail over the been-there-done-that gags.--Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly)
De Niro is constantly upstaged by the showstopping, sunburnt duo of Streisand and Hoffman, but even their material is so recycled (more Focker puns, etc.) that it doesn’t matter who steals the most chuckles.--Aaron Hillis
It's left to Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman as Greg's parents to warm up the picture, and they light it on fire. Indeed, they're having such a swell time as Roz and Bernie Focker that they seem to be in an entirely different movie--a funnier one, a sexier one and a smarter one.--Robert Wilonsky
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| Directed by |
Jay Roach
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Meet the Parents |
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Greg Glienna
Meet the Parents, A Guy Thing, Relative Strangers | |
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 | Ben Stiller
There's Something About Mary, The Royal Tenenbaums, Meet the Parents |
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 | Teri Polo
Meet the Parents, The Arrival, Domestic Disturbance |
 | Owen Wilson
Armageddon, The Royal Tenenbaums, Meet the Parents |
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| Remember Pam? Lost in the Himalayas of big egos and overacting, she's the invisible character here. If they create a special Oscar for the most thankless part in an ensemble comedy, Teri Polo is a shoe-in. --Liam Lacey
Te laughs "Fockers" generates are the type you feel embarrassed about almost immediately afterward.--Todd McCarthy (Variety)
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