More characters, more fun

Rating: 7/10 (25 December 2004)

"Meet the Parents" was a movie that was pretty funny in both idiosyncratic and predictable ways: the series of blooper-reel situations can be pretty amusing, yet the resolution in the end is pretty predictable altogether.
"Meet the Fockers" is not so much different, except we now have even more quirky characters that are not just playing one-dimensional villain types. It doesn't have as many outrageous situations, but nevertheless I was constantly engaged in seeing what happens to the characters throughout the entire movie (not a usual feat in cinema nowadays). In fact, it was pretty interesting to delve deeper into each personality, all without having to sit through constant humiliation that was laid upon Greg Focker as in the former flick. The sequel is a slight upgrade to the original, and overall a nice silly fun with good laughs.