Meet The Cliché

Rating: 7/10 (12 April 2015)

I have watched this movie a few times now, just because it's always on TV. Ben Stiller isn't epic with the love interest scenes, but him and Robert DiNero kill their scenes for what they're given. It perfectly sums up the terrifying feelings men go through when they meet the in-laws for the first time. It's my nightmare, down to the cat, who the hell prefers a cat over a dog? The breakfast scene is the worst. Owen Wilson's character is the most punchable guy on the planet. I would have dropped that fool the second I met him, like we were on the yard and I needed to establish the fact that I'm top dog now. I think the second installment with Greg's parents is one of the few cases where the sequel may surpass the original, even though the original is nothing to write home about, it does have that comfortable feeling of familiarity.