An entertaining sequel

Rating: 7/10 (28 December 2004)

In this entertaining follow-up to the 2000 hit "Meet the Parents," the Byrnes family goes to visit the parents of Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) and more trouble ensues. Robert De Niro is hilarious, and Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand, as the Fockers, bring zest and life to an otherwise formulaic script. There are some truly funny moments, and this is a worthy comedy that is almost as good as its predecessor, but it falls short due to a little too much raunchiness and not enough of the underlying themes of family love and bonding that made the original so special. The whole cast returns though, with everyone stepping comfortably back into their original roles. They try very hard to make the funniest movie ever, and they don't succeed. What results is just an average, funny, worthy trip to the movies.