Contrived, false, not funny in the least

Rating: 1/10 (14 November 2005)

I never saw "Meet the Parents" and I really didn't want to see this movie, but my wife stumbled upon it while it was playing on HBO last night, and proceeded to watch it. I love my wife dearly, but alas, her tastes in movies is not the same as mine, and that's the nicest way I can put it! I really hated this movie. There really wasn't anything funny about it. I'm so sick of Ben Stiller! He's NOT FUNNY! I loved "There's Something About Mary", and Ben was okay in that, but not particularly funny. Why does he continually appear in unfunny movies? Why, oh why? Also, unlike "Mary", none of the other people in this stink pile were even remotely funny. Sometimes I can enjoy a movie that is supposed to be funny but isn't, but this wasn't one of those. There really wasn't anything interesting or engaging at all. Every "joke" could be seen a mile away and every "joke" fell flat. Even the pets weren't funny! The fact that this Fockin crap made so much money in the U.S. makes me want to hide my head in shame. Also, Owen Wilson needs to go away and never come back! When he appears (contantly) with Ben, I want to smoke crack!