Hit and Miss

Rating: 7/10 (27 December 2004)

This is a reasonable film which does make you laugh, it's main fault is the over reliance on the focker jokes, which quickly become repetitive and stale. The child actor part of the story as well as the dog and cat element I found TOTALLY unnecessary.
Strong points are the interplay between the two families with a different sets of value priority. On the one had the fockers are open, like to hug and kiss, talk about sexuality, are proud of their child irrespective of material success. The other family the Byrnes are very uptight, reserved and dominated by a type Alpha male.
This is where Streisand, Hoffman and in particular De Niro shine. The issue of trust in relationships is nicely done if somewhat glossed over, I guess for comedy purposes.
7/10