Just trying to impress. The future of love is at stake.

Rating: 6/10 (14 October 2001)

This romantic comedy is scattered with laughs and hilarious situations. Greg Focker(Ben Stiller) is a male nurse and hazards to spend a weekend getting to know his girl friend's parents. Robert De Niro is the over protective father, with Blythe Danner playing the sympathetic mother of Teri Polo. Misunderstanding runs rampant in this comedy of misfit errors and bad timing. The weekend is heading south rapidly and Focker is desperate to impress his future in-laws.
Also in the cast are:James Rebhorn, Phyllis George and Thomas McCarthy. The versatile De Niro hands down steals the whole show. I'm sure the many Stiller fans will disagree, but the multi talented De Niro can successfully play roles not expected of him. This is one of the best situational comedies to come along in a while; it may in fact make you feel right at home.