Predictable and sometimes even annoying

Rating: 6/10 (12 March 2005)

If there is one thing I have to give this movie credit for, than it must be the fact that, even though I hadn't seen the first movie, I still could understand everything clearly. I didn't have any problem to find out very quickly who was who in this movie and what their relationships with each other were. So, even though this is a sequel, it can also be seen on its own, just like I did.
Greg 'Gaylord' Focker (what's in a name???) is going to marry his fiancée. He has met her parents, but his parents haven't seen her and her family yet. Her father, Jack Byrnes, is an ex-CIA agent who likes strict rules and regulations. Just to give an example: He has taught his cat how to use the toilet... Greg's parents are the complete opposite of the Byrnes family. They are hippies who don't have any problems talking about sexuality, circumcision...
Of course this movie is full of gags and jokes, that's why it is a comedy of course, but sometimes it gets all a bit annoying. For instance when the baby says his first word, he says 'asshole'. That's very funny the first time, even funny the second and the third time, but after that it gets incredibly annoying and you start wishing he shuts his mouth or learns a new word quickly. However, there are good parts too. I loved Jack's command post in his camper for instance.
Overall this isn't such a bad movie, I've seen a lot worse comedies, but overall this isn't exactly the most intelligent movie either. It annoyed me at regular times and the jokes were too obvious and predictable to make it really good. I guess it is more a movie for the teenage audience than for people like me. I give it a 5.5/10