A few notches below your average I Love Lucy episode

Rating: 2/10 (21 June 2005)

With a script pulled from a cesspool, the performers pretty much did what they could. Meet the Parents was a VERY mean spirited comedy that was more infuriating than funny. Meet the Fockers is a little milder. Jack Burns is one twisted individual. There are attempts at humor, but they are all vanquished because you never know when Burns is going to freak out and hit someone. The only funny sequence was the message therapy with Streisand and DeNiro, mainly because of the editing and comic timing which were good. And what's this new trend in animal cruelty meant to be funny? That's very irresponsible. I'm a dog lover and even though I don't care for cats, feline punishment is a real turnoff during a comedy.