Meet The Fockers

Year: 2004

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Roach

Review

the original meet the parents is, to me, a brilliant comedy with very few peers. its sequel certainly falls short. that’s not to say that this film isn’t a funny film that stands on its own, because it is funny and it probably could stand on its own merit, but, as is true with most sequels, the film sticks to the formula and doesn’t add much to the original work. yes streisand and hoffman do a good job, but visually and from a screenplay standpoint, the film just doesn’t match up to the original. meet the parents was extremely layered and well-directed and this film rested on its predecessor’s laurels a bit. again, this isn’t to say that the film isn’t funny – it does generate some new laughs and entertains throughout – but it’s just not the comic genius that the first one is.

Watched in theater