Formula comedy

Rating: 5/10 (12 December 2011)

Yet another sequel that should never have been made, FOCKERS has Teri Polo's parents (DeNiro and Danner) driving to Florida to meet and spend time with Ben Stiller's parents (Hoffman and Streisand). Polo's parents bring along a young grandson who serves as the Cheetah (Tarzan's comic relief) in this fairly lame movie. Whole bits from the original are reused here, but they're not as funny the second time around. The novelty here is having Hoffman and DeNiro appear together -- and for the most ardent movie buffs, they will spot Pacino in a very brief scene. The three great ethnic actors of the 20th century in one movie! The vulgar jokes pile up pretty quickly, most of which aren't particularly funny. Ah well, none of this matters as the movie made a fortune. It's a formula comedy.