One of the best of the year 2000!

Rating: Null/10 (29 December 2000)

I got told by my parents that Meet the Parents was 9.5/10 film. I was really looking forward to seeing this, and from the first minute of the film, I could tell I was going to like it...and I loved it in the end!
On the verge of proposing to his lovely girlfriend Pam (Teri Polo), Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is faced with one final hurdle: meeting her parents. And when it transpires that daddy, Jack Byrnes (Robert DeNiro), is a retired CIA spycatcher masquerading as a florist, the weekend from hell commences as Greg's every attempt to impress his prospective father-in-law goes hopelessly awry.
Meet the Parents is a real winner. All the jokes are successful and funny, I was laughing so hard I barely breathed. Sometimes there are downright sad and emotional scenes, though, but it is the comic writing that wins the day - if the script does not get some sort of award there will be no justice, it is an endlessly creative, mercilessly entertaining piece of writing to be truly cherished. The performances are excellent - Ben Stiller is immaculate once again, he is becoming one of my favourite actors, many of the jokes relate to his other characters (especially about his Jewish Rabbi character in Keeping the Faith) and Robert DeNiro, who is already one of my favourite actor's, puts in a clean-cut performance, he hasn't done a film this good in God knows how long. Jay Roach is also a star, this is even funnier than his previous project, Austin Powers! And that is a big achievement all on it's own!
Easily one of the best of 2000, Meet the Parents is comedic brilliance in filmmaking. A must-see for everyone.
I rate Meet the Parents 9 out of 10.