Another funny one by Ben Stiller

Rating: Null/10 (21 May 2001)

The first thing I thought when I saw the previews for this was "Ben Stiller is in another There's Something About Mary type movie." My second thought was "I HAVE to see it!"
Now although Meet the Parents does not quite match up to Mary, it is still pretty funny. The whole key to this film is Ben Stiller being type cast as another clumsy, bumbling "fool in love", meaning well, but screwing up at just about everything. Noone else can play that kind of role like he can and if anyone else was cast as Greg Focker, this movie would have been stupid and boring. It is almost a one-man show with Ben stealing all the scenes. The way he tries to talk to his future father-in-law Jack (Robert DeNiro) is hilairious. The scenes with the cat had me rolling with laughter, but that could be just me since I really appreciate cat humor.
Very much of the plot (especially the next funny incident)is incredibly predictable, but it's still a lot of fun to sit through. It's a good movie if you want to kick back and relax and forget a bad day. It will leave you smiling.