The Best Film of 2000

Rating: Null/10 (10 May 2002)

I saw this on Christmas Eve of 2000 and it was the perfect start to
Christmas. Not only is this one of the best scripts of the last
decade, but it contains brilliant directing by Jay Roach(Austin
Powers 1, 2 and 3) and excellent acting performances by Ben
Stiller(There's Something About Mary, Zoolander) and Robert De
Niro(The Godfather 2, The Untouchables). The film follows Greg
Focker(Ben Stiller), a male nurse who wants to propose to his
girlfriend Pam(Teri Pole) but finds out that he needs to meet her
father(Robert DeNiro) and ask for his permission before
proposing. That's when everything starts to go wrong... One of the
things that's brilliant about this film is that it takes a real-life
concept(Meeting your future In-Laws for the first time) and
multiplies it by ten. The father is a former CIA guy who is spying on
you at any moment which is enough for anyone but then they
discover the last name(Focker), the middle name(Gay-Lord) and
you also happen to be a clumsy fool.I can safely say that'll never
regret seeing Meet the Parents and i'm highly excited to see the
upcoming "Meet the Fockers"(Written by Chris and Paul Weitz,
directors of American Pie and About A Boy)