Expecting laughs... where were they?

Rating: Null/10 (27 June 2001)

I was really hoping to see a good movie, but it was just painful to watch. Oh, there were a few chuckles here and there but for the most part those were sight gags.
And while I had no problems with the acting, the characters lacked humor -- in the case of the "parents", literally, since we were warned about that. But why are we supposed to laugh at people who don't get a joke? And who are rude? (Aside from being completely disinterested in Greg's gift, they don't even feign appreciation or say "thank you.")
The fiance is extremely thoughtless in having her ex-fiance an integral part of the weekend without telling Greg.
The ex-fiance and the other associated family are rich, pretentious snobs who get their laughs making fun of Greg's real name.
To top it all off, with the weekend off to such a bad start from the beginning, Greg sinks to embarrassing stupidity in some of his actions, namely regarding the imposter cat.
Pass on this one. Unless you're a masochist.