Meet this movie

Rating: Null/10 (15 October 2000)

I had a good time at this movie. Ben Stiller is Greg Focker, "It's pronounced like it's spelled...Focker" who is getting ready to engage to his girlfriend (Teri Polo). But first he must meet her parents. His girlfriend's father, (Robert De Niro) is a "flower expert" who is well known for not liking some of his daughter's choices in boyfriends. First off, Focker is warned not to smoke in the house, because the father finds smoking as a sign of weakness, and his girlfriend throws his pack of cigarettes on the roof (which come in later). To help his craving, Focker purchases some Nicarette gum, in which he chews several pieces at a time. The big laughs start with an urn containing a dead grandma's ashes and the family cat, who has an unusual talent of using the toilet.
Ben Stiller's character is similar to his character in There's Something About Mary, he's a clumsy, shy guy just trying to impress his girl and her parents, but everything seems to go wrong for him. For anyone who has tried to impress a date's parents, or has had bad experiences at airports will be able to simpify with Stiller's character. There are many big laughs in this movie, and most of the jokes all join together perfectly (ex, Focker is trying to catch the family cat on the roof, but ends up just causing more trouble in a hilarious sequence I won't ruin for you.)

Meet the parents is one of the better quality comedies recently, and I recommend that you give it a chance.