Meet the Parents: extremely funny

Rating: 8/10 (22 January 2006)

'Meet the Parents' is a brilliant take on a young man who goes to visit his girlfriend's parents for the first time. He is wanting to make an impression, but they just do not accept him and even make things difficult for him. They are strange themselves - the overbearing secret agent father, the druggie brother, the cat that can flush the toilet, and so on. The intentions of the young man are good, but he keeps getting himself into messes and more messes by attempting to do the right thing. This film is funny on many different levels, and I think that it can appeal to a wide audience because of the different types of humour shown. I do not care much for romantic comedy films, but this one had me laughing. Also, I would not bother with the sequel 'Meet the Fockers' at all because it is a totally different film and not at all consistent with the humour and feel of this film. Now, go watch 'Meet the Parents'!