Another belated and very average sequel to a very good original film

Rating: Null/10 (19 February 2005)

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs
After going through the ordeal of his fiancé's father Jack (Robert De Niro) in the first film five years ago,the unfortunately named male nurse Gaylord Focker (Ben Stiller) is ready for the big day with said fiancé Pam (Teri Polo) to tie the knot.However,Pam's parents have yet to get acquainted with Gaylord's folks-the far more permissive,liberal, laid back Bernie (Dustin Hoffman) and Roz (Barbara Striesand).Their unusual and embarrassing traits are soon causing chaotic,comedic mishaps left,right and centre...
When I think of films like this,I can't help but get that song into my head that goes like:'one way,or another,I'm gonna feel ya,I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha...'It doesn't matter if you have to wait five years,seven years,even ten years!,films as successful (and rightfully so!) as the original Meet the Parents are just destined for sequels sooner or later by studio execs desperate to rake in extra bucks off the originals popularity.But,almost always,they nowhere near manage to capture the fineness of the originals.Which (as usual,to be honest) is the case here...
I remember I laughed quite heartily once or twice but for the most part,this has a dry,ineffective script that misses the laughter nerve with most of the gags it was aiming for.Add to that the fact that it feels really overlong and overdrawn and the tasteless,off-putting smutty sex interludes between the older cast members,and,well...
Yes,like Fortress 2,Bad Boys 2,Men in Black 2,X-Men 2 and pretty much every sequel before it,Meet the Fockers,for the most part,doesn't even manage to be a paling shadow of it's predecessor.Oh well,if they've all met each other,I don't suppose we'll be seeing any more follow-ups now,will we?**