Not bad, but not hilarious---6/10

Rating: 6/10 (9 January 2005)

Meet the Fockers is a sequel to the 2000 hit comedy Meet the Parents, starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller. This second installment follows Greg (Stiller), his fiancée (Teri Polo), her dad (De Niro) and her mom (Blythe Danner) as they go on a road trip to meet Greg's parents (Dustin Hoffman and Barabara Streisand). Some form of comedy ensues when Greg's parents turn out liberal, while his future parents in-law are conservative.
The sequel, of course, fails to be as funny as the original. In fact, i didn't get a belly laugh during the entire film. However, it was entertaining enough that i had a smile on my face throughout, i giggled pretty often, and i did laugh once or twice. Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman were the stars here and delivered the funniest moments of the film. Ben Stiller had his moments, as well. Watch for the part after he is injected with truth serum by De Niro.
I think this movie would have been a lot better without Barabara Streisand. Nothing she did or said was amusing. They should have cast somebody else. Anybody would have been better. Also, a lot of the jokes in the movie just weren't funny. Still, this could be an entertaining rental if you liked the original. 6/10