...If You Must

Rating: 5/10 (28 January 2005)

I didn't see the first film, Meet The Parents, and it doesn't seem that I missed much. I figured that Streisand had to be worth a look and she is, in fact she and Hoffman steal whatever there is to steal. The success of Robert de Niro has always eluded me and he does nothing here to convince me he is anything more than a journeyman actor at best. If a performance consists of pulling faces then yes, he's a great actor but I like a little more than that if anybody asks you. Teri Polo is unbelievable as Stiller's fiancÃ©, by which I mean that I can't believe what anybody let alone Stiller would see in someone so wooden and unprepossessing. Okay there are some gags and some situation comedy and it's okay to see once but that's it.