Tried too hard

Rating: 4/10 (10 October 2000)

While I found Meet the Parents to be an overall enjoyable experience, I didn't think it was a great movie. The movie tried too hard to include as many gags as possible, forsaking believability in return for a few forced laughs. If it had been toned down a little bit it would have been much more enjoyable.
Actually in many regards it has the same foibles as Something about Mary. There premise is good, but too many of the jokes rely on everything that can happen does happen.