Great Laughs and Love Story

Rating: 6/10 (12 December 2010)

A great laugh at a series situations one would never dream of and it even has a little love story. Ben Stiller has a well-known name for making his audience laugh. In the film Meet the Parents he does just that. Ben Stiller as Greg (Gaylord) Focker has staring in this film with him Academy Award winning Robert De Niro as Jack Byrnes, sure does make Greg's life a little more difficult than it already is. The film's theme displays how love can cause one to do crazy things and to accept people for who they are. Another film that can be compared is American Wedding 2003.
The film begins when Greg a male nurse decides his girlfriend Teri Polo as Pam is the one he wants to marry. The couple flies to Pam's parents' house for her sister's wedding at the Byrnes, along the way Greg starts his line of bad luck. As they drive up Pam's father Jack is staring out the window, he is already judging Greg. Jack calls for Pam's cat Mr. Jinx and she tells her parents that Greg hates cats. This puts Greg in an awkward situation and he lies saying he does not. Jack questions him on why he likes dogs over cats. Greg is trying to win Jacks approval so Jack will allow Greg to ask Pam to marry him. Jack has already developed assumptions about Greg. He judges him for being a male nurse and even makes fun of him. Jack wants to investigate Greg. He tries to find any information he can on him. Greg see's Jack talking to a man outside a store and tries to act like he did not see him there. Greg somehow gets nervous and makes up some lies about milking a cat. Jack wants to know about this story. Soon Greg realizes that Jack is testing him. Greg is asked to sleep the den where he continues on his line of back luck. He finds a unique room with a light on and enters. Jack then comes in and tells Greg he should do a lie detector test. Greg freaks out about this and is extremely nervous. Greg then is told some interesting information, that Jack is a former CIA investigator. He then is told he has entered the Burn's circle of trust. The next day is the day before Pam's sister's wedding. There are various fast passed introductions of different characters. Greg is introduced to Owen Wilson as Kevin Pam's ex fiancée. He develops a judgment of him and jealousy. During this time Greg is questioned by Jack about many different things. Greg continues to have various things happen to him that keeps the audience laughing at each situation. Greg faces many difficulties when trying to follow all the rules of Jack Byrnes. He has many problems occur, that make it really difficult for Jack to like Greg. Jack feels that Greg is lying about many different things. Then Greg is taken out of the circle of trust. Pam even questions Greg about things he is lying about. Greg gets a flight back to Chicago. Greg feels like he was trying to be someone he was not. He is fine with who he is. He did all the crazy things because he loves Pam.