very funny

Rating: Null/10 (14 March 2002)

Stiller stars in this enjoyable comedy as an awkward male nurse who can't seem to do anything right as he hopes to propose to his longtime girlfriend (Polo). Everything that can go wrong eventually does when he goes to meet her parents for the weekend, and unexpectedly finds himself engaged in a battle of wits with her menacing, overprotective, ex-CIA operative father (De Niro). A couple of the film's gags grow tiresome or fall flat, but it's well-cast, enthusiastically performed, and provides a lot of genuine laughs. Director Roach makes good use of actor De Niro, who provides both an intimidating and amusing presence at the same time. ***