Greg Focker is back for another round of laughter and embarrassment in this sequel to Meet the Parents.

Rating: 8/10 (23 April 2005)

Starring: Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Streisand So most of us watched Meet the Parents, right? Oddly enough, first time I saw Meet the Parents, I didn't like it that much. It just picked on poor Greg (Stiller) too much. I started to like it more with time, and now I can appreciate it a bit better.
The sequel, Meet the Fockers, I found far more amusing. It picks up a few months after the first movie. Greg and Pam are set to get married pretty soon, but the parents still need to meet. Greg is a little bit apprehensive about this meeting because he knows what Pam's dad Jack (DeNiro) is like, and he knows what his parents (Hoffman and Streisand) are like. I mean, a stiff necked ex-CIA agent and a couple aging hippies? It's like watching an episode of Dharma and Greg. Wait, I'll bet that's where they got the inspiration for this movie So the Byrnes' drive out to the Focker threshold to meet the new in-laws, and it's at about this point that the movie gets really hilarious. Dustin Hoffman plays Greg's dad Bernie so well I think he's absolutely hilarious.
I think the reason I probably liked this one better than the original is that it's less harsh on Greg. Sure, his parents are embarrassing, but things don't go as bad. Or at least they don't go as bad in the same way. Things do still turn out pretty bad. I mean, how would you react if your parents brought out a scrapbook from your childhood and your foreskin was in it? Yikes. I think I'd die, but I'd take my parents with me.
I'm not really sure what else to say about this movie. Some of the humour is pretty crude and overtly sexual, but it's not too too bad. It could have been a lot worse.
Those who liked Meet the Parents will definitely want to Meet the Fockers.
Bottom Line: 3 out of 4 (worth a view)