Yeah it is a comedy but it's hard to root for a wimp.

Rating: Null/10 (26 January 2004)

As several other reviewers stated this film while it has its funny moments it is not a comedy classic but still it is not bad at all. Any normal male would have been `outa there' after the first few encounters with the parents and certainly after the pool volleyball game. That is perhaps the most interesting element of the film is that the Ben Stiller character continues to put up with all of it and makes the viewer want to shout out "TELL EM OFF YOU WIMP". However any guy with any self-respect would inform their girl friend that if they do in fact end up getting married it is with the understanding that he is going to have nothing to do with her family. The Greg character putting up with so much made him hard to root for or feel sorry for and it was impossible to side with her parents' side/clan. Again it's comedy so should be viewed that way however even in a comedy nobody can side with a total wimp. A great scene for the viewer would have been to have had the Stiller character go off on the parents' etc the way Stiller goes off on the airline rep.