very good

Rating: Null/10 (3 December 2002)

The first time I saw this movie, I was in a bad mood and didn't like it. That goes to show how significant moods can be when seeing a movie. This really is a smart, funny movie. Maybe it needs to be seen twice. Anyway, I was certainly wrong the first time I saw it. Focker's plight does get a little frustrating, but that is called dramatic tension--"Three's Company" lived off the same kind of stuff for years. It is done much better here. I do think it stole from 1979's "The In-Laws" with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin, and I do think the earlier movie was better, but it's like an 8.5 or 9 versus a 10.