The simple every-dayembarrassments of life

Rating: 9/10 (13 October 2001)

The ideal cast for the part of Gaylord Focker was Ben Stiller. We can imagine a girl wanting to marry him but we can't imagine a father wanting him to be his son-in-law. I think Ben Stiller just had to play himself. The characters in this movie are not exaggerated. They exist, believe me. And that's what I find so great about it: it discovers the simple every-day embarrassments of life. Life is not like in the movies: things do not simply work!
I didn't laugh very often during the movie, but I grinned without interruption from MARRY ME MAP` right until the end. For me, Meet the Parents` is one of the most perfect romantic comedies since let's say Four Weddings and a Funeral`.