Funny movie, but overdoing it in some areas.

Rating: 7/10 (6 December 2000)

This movie is funny in the "Murphy's Law" kind of sense. Greg is a guy who desperately wants to ask his girlfriend to marry him, but first her parents (especially her dad) have to approve of him.
Starting with his luggage (and the engagement ring...) getting lost in-flight, Greg starts on a bad-luck streak that'll last the entire weekend.
Although, having a cat named "jinx" around doesn't seem to help either.
The bad-luck part gets a bit predictable towards the middle of the movie and in my opinion they start to overdo this quite a bit. Towards the end the movie does take a turn for the better, although the end is not very surprising. It is the way the cliche-ending is handled that is especially funny.
Good movie to see. DeNiro is, of course, the best and plays the part of the somewhat grumpy father-in-law down very well.