A decent comedy from Roach

Rating: 7/10 (12 August 2005)

Roach's comedy about a man (stiller) trying to gain his girlfriends father(deniro)'s approval is not always original but still effective. Meet the parents is a decent comedy, has its moments, probably one of the best slapstick Hollywood works. Stiller is decent, its a perfect role for him (probably written especially for him), he shines. Meanwhile DeNiro's performance, although having its very funny moments (highlights of the film), is still only mediocre. The rest of the cast is decent for a simple comedy. I don't know about the high rating on IMDb (7.0 average is very good), i didn't think this film was any more special than most comedies, although it was funny. Its worth a look, but nothing great. 7/10