Not As Funny As You Think

Rating: 8/10 (13 July 2001)

I never gave a second thought about seeing this movie until I caved in a bought a copy of it for the heck of it. I thought of it as a curiosity, but I had to know if it was as funny as everyone said it was (which it isn't, the one reason why I will never see Something About Mary). I just don't think it's funny to watch Ben Stiller struggle through a weekend trying to get along with his parents as the movie and the script have already made it impossible for him to do so. Robert DeNiro is one of my favorite actors. He is a very likeable guy even playing a hard-nosed father-in-law. He does a very good job doing comedy, I'd like to see him do it a lot more, but the movie just isn't as funny as everyone thinks it is. DeNiro and the cat steal all the best scenes, and Stiller almost comes off as a comedy partner, but this movie doesn't really live up to its hype.