Sequel Provides Decent Laughs

Rating: 6/10 (28 August 2010)

After rewatching Meet the Fockers several years after its original release and my prior first time viewing, my initial thoughs about the film have changed since upon then. After the success of Meet the Parents (2000), the sequel Meet the Fockers was anticipated to be big and great. It wasn't great, yet good with several decent moments and some interesting premise. The plot was typically the same, expect both families meet each other, and they have problems with each other. Their families are complete opposites and don't interact well while being around one another. The movie started real slow, it got slightly better towards the end when the secrets got revealed but even that wasn't all that great. Some of the sexual things they thought were jokes. In particular, such as DeNiro wearing a breast pad on his chest, the same circle of trust, the dog humping, the constant use of the word "Focker" (especially by DeNiro), the sexual convos at their dinner the baby signals, etc. All those things which the directors assumed was funny, really wasn't. First the baby was a distraction and most of his scenes felt distasteful. Though one continuous running subplot was DeNiro making accusations that Greg had a 15 son by his affair with his old-time Latina maid. There were many great moments, however what made the film a success is the overall chemistry between the cast, specifically the tension between the Focker family, and DeNiro. Overall this movie was a disaster and the actors should be ashamed of themselves big-time. It was a complete disappointment.