Why i didn't like this film

Rating: 3/10 (9 September 2006)

I generally like these type of "silly" comedies. But I didn't like this one.
What makes this movie different from other movies of this genre, is that our main character Greg Focker isn't the typical stupid guy with a good heart that we see in comedies of this sort. Instead, Greg is a real jerk, who takes every chance he can to do something nasty. He displays himself as a coward and a liar -- a rather spine-less person. Incidentally, he is revealed to be Jewish, and perhaps one could say that he fits a stereotypical Jewish movie depiction: whining and full of self-pity.
However, there were actually some surprisingly comical moments in the movie that made me laugh out loud. But the plot was just too stupid. Greg doesn't miss a single opportunity to blow something. In fact, he must have done damage for around 1,000,000 $. But will the father, Jack Byrnes, forgive him at the end? That was what I asked myself during the film: "how will they stitch this all together". I won't reveal the end, but I did find it uplifting compared to the previous hour.
I feel a little sorry for Robert De Niro who had to act in such a silly film. However, he does his part very convincingly, of course.