Not a patch on the original

Rating: 5/10 (5 February 2005)

2000 came. So did comedy classic "Meet the Parents". A truly original comedy hoot, director Jay roach bought the "you know it's gonna be classic" formation of Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro together, as a husband-to-be and very sincere (yet hilarious) overprotective father De Niro. When I heard of a sequel, I wasn't sure at all what to expect. Sure, the original was genius, but sequels usually aren't a patch on their predecessors. As was the case with "Meet The Fockers".
So, on comes the pairing of "Gaylord" and "Pam". Off to visit her and his parents, they fly across on first class (just everything seems to be going their way) and then, after collecting her parents, are off to his. After meeting over-welcoming "Bernie" and hilarious sex-therapist "Roz", we get the general impression where the film is going. At first, the dog-humping joke is funny. But five times later? You get a feeling they're running out of ideas. The sexual jokes are the highlight of the film, but, after a while, they seem to lose their edge. Don't get me wrong, this is a sort-of funny film, but after the outstanding original, this painfully hit-and-miss comedy just doesn't quite cut it.
**/ out of ***** (2 and a half out of 5)