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The In-Laws (2003)

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Average Rating: 4.9/10
Reviews Counted: 127
Fresh: 44 | Rotten: 83

Bigger and slicker than the original, but not necessarily better.

34

Average Rating: 4.9/10
Critic Reviews: 35
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 23

Bigger and slicker than the original, but not necessarily better.

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Average Rating: 2.9/5
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Movie Info

Lots of people have misgiving about their in-laws, but in this offbeat comedy, a man discovers that his new son-in-law's father is significantly stranger than he's able to deal with. Jerry Peyser (Albert Brooks) is a well-meaning but slightly anal-retentive podiatrist who doesn't much care for surprises in his life. When his daughter Melissa (Lindsay Sloane) announces she's going to marry her boyfriend, Mark Tobias (Ryan Reynolds), Jerry figures that helping his wife plan the wedding and getting

PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Nat Mauldin, Ed Solomon

Oct 7, 2003

$20.4M

Warner Bros. Pictures

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All Critics (144) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (86) | DVD (22)

Humdrum direction fails to elevate an already bankrupt idea from its relentless doldrums.

June 11, 2003 Comment
New York Observer
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Amazingly, the two versions have hit the casting bull's-eye twice in 24 years to provide superior entertainment.

June 11, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Observer | Comment
New York Observer
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One of the problems with The In-Laws is that it spends as much time with the uninteresting and unfunny wedding story as it does with the spy stuff.

May 27, 2003 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | Comment
Ebert & Roeper
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This In-Laws isn't a disaster, it's just not very good.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Salon.com | Comment
Salon.com
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Funny, if a bit broad.

May 23, 2003 Comment
Washington Post
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Its laughs are sweet-natured, and Heaven knows the lead players earn every one.

May 23, 2003 Comment
Washington Post
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This movie has more misfires than hits.

December 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Medíocre se analisada isoladamente, esta refilmagem se torna ainda mais constrangedora quando comparada ao divertido original.

April 28, 2004 Comment
Cinema em Cena

A sloppy excuse for 95 minutes of celluloid . . . Andrew Fleming's film should be outlawed for its sheer laziness alone.

December 1, 2003 Comment
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

Like most weddings, it's more tedious than terrific. The humour is one note, with the same jokes being told and retold throughout the film.

October 29, 2003 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

If nothing else is on cable, you'd be okay sitting through this.

October 28, 2003 Full Review Source: Needcoffee.com | Comment
Needcoffee.com

...you may not particularly want these in-laws in your DVD family.

October 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

...a tepid remake at best and a dreary exercise in wastefulness at worst.

October 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

The kind of sequel-and-remake overkill that turns Hollywood on-and on and on.

September 16, 2003 Full Review Source: Long Island Press | Comment
Long Island Press
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Audience Reviews for The In-Laws

Saw this a very long time ago. I remember I loved it, primarily because of Michael Doublas' hilarious performance. Grade: C+

February 4, 2011
CreedsDelight

Super Reviewer

Oh man! I watched this because of Ryan Reynolds. But he was sorta like a special guest in it. It wasn't funny though. Don't waste your time on it.

January 26, 2011
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