Meet(ing) the Parents has never been more amusing

Rating: 7/10 (2 January 2001)

I crawled into the cinema after a particularly hot Melbourne day looking for something light and entertaining (i.e. not too taxing on the grey matter) and Meet the Parents certainly fit the bill.
Robert de Niro's role, Jack Burns, is played convincingly and uncomfortably well. He manages to play Jack with that evil glint that de Niro fans are all too aware of. Ben Stiller also does well as the nervous soon to be son-in-law and Blythe Danner's Dina (the mother) is played with an almost Marilyn Munroe daffy blonde with biting insights to situations.
The film itself doesn't really go anywhere, gets ridiculously silly in parts and the ending is inevitable. Flashes of brilliant comedy save what could have a meandering film end, in particular the Airport scene, which is a riot!
All in all not a bad film.