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Meet the Fockers (2004)

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Reviews Counted:154

Fresh:59

Rotten:95

Average Rating:5.1/10

Consensus: Talented cast is wasted as the movie is content with recycling jokes from its predecessor, Meet the Parents.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for crude and sexual humor, language and a brief drug reference.

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Dec 22, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $279,167,575

Synopsis: Following the knee-slapping hit MEET THE PARENTS, director Jay Roach once again keeps audiences roaring with laughter as he presents this hilarious sequel. This time, young engaged couple Pam (Teri... Following the knee-slapping hit MEET THE PARENTS, director Jay Roach once again keeps audiences roaring with laughter as he presents this hilarious sequel. This time, young engaged couple Pam (Teri Polo) and Greg (Ben Stiller) are getting their parents together a few months before the wedding. Greg nervously plans out every detail of the trip, only to be usurped by Pam's domineering ex-CIA-man father (Robert DeNiro). Not only has he purchased an RV, insisting they'll be driving from New York City to the Fockers' home in Miami, but he's bringing along his perfect baby grandson. When they finally arrive at the Fockers' house, Greg's parents, Bernie and Roz (Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand), turn out to be sex-addicted hippies and not at all what the Byrnes (DeNiro and Blythe Danner) had expected. With one pitfall after another, the film takes the concept of awkward in-law experiences to new heights, from stories about past sexual experiences to detailed discussion of current ones. What's worse, the Fockers are teaching the baby curse words and weaning him on rum, to the shock of his overprotective grandparents. Every conversation is totally inappropriate and downright embarrassing, keeping audiences braced for the next disaster. Along the way, all six cast members turn in topnotch performances, with Hoffman, Streisand, and Stiller leading the charge in true Focker spirit. [More]

Starring: Robert DeNiro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand

Starring: Robert DeNiro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo

Director: Jay Roach

Director: Jay Roach
Story: Jim Herzfeld, Marc Hyman
Screenwriter: John Hamburg, Jim Herzfeld
Producer: Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Jay Roach
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Hoffman, in particular, is a delight - he has an infectious comic energy that seems to light up the rest of the cast.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
01/30/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

A pergunta é: você quer transformar o título brasileiro desta produção em realidade?

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
01/27/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Very often vulgar and tasteless, and though there are some unexpected bursts of humor and even charm in the proceedings, it's light years away from Chekhov.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
01/27/05
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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'Quizá tenga una historia muy boba y situaciones absurdas llevadas al extremo, pero de eso se trata: de hacer reír con bobadas'

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
01/24/05
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

Although not as disarmingly funny the second time around, inspired casting means that, unlike most in-laws, the Fockers don't outstay their welcome.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
01/18/05
Stella Papamichael
Stella Papamichael
BBC

so exaggerated that it veers wildly and awkwardly into pure, outlandish farce

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
01/16/05
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

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Full Review Source: Sunday Times (Australia) | comment Comment
01/15/05
Sunday Times (Australia)

Even Stiller, who I’ve always appreciated, seems to be going through the motions here.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
01/15/05
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

The abundance of talent gathered for Meet the Fockers is sadly shortchanged by the unimaginative script and directorial laissez faire.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/15/05
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

[Hoffman and Streisand] make a wonderful team, but it's too bad the material isn't fresher and more worth their time and yours.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
01/15/05
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com
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Gauge your interest by how you liked Parents and you won’t be disappointed.

Full Review Source: Zertinet Movies | comment Comment
01/15/05
Steven Snyder
Steven Snyder
Zertinet Movies

It does what few comedies achieve, literally giving me a laugh a minute, sometimes good, deep belly laughs.

Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | comment Comment
01/15/05
Tony Medley
Tony Medley
tonymedley.com

Roach continues his regrettable Austin Powers habit of beating the same shtick to death until nothing of comedy value remains.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
01/15/05
Pete Vonder Haar
Pete Vonder Haar
Film Threat
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01/15/05
Scott A. Mantz
Scott A. Mantz
Entertainment Insiders

A vulgar farce that isn't remotely amusing.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
01/13/05
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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Clearly contrived, yet at times undeniably funny. Still, from this cast, you may be expecting more substance and less sophomore.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
01/09/05
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

No se trata de una obra de arte ni una competidora a los Oscar, pero…¿A quién le importa eso cuando lo que uno busca es reírse un poco?

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
01/08/05
Luis Martinez
Luis Martinez
Cinenganos

...[a] star-studded but tediously uneven low-brow sequel...Meet the Fockers is pretty much a flavorless family affair to forget

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
01/08/05
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

The awkward, uncomfortable charms of the previous picture have here been replaced with an aggressive vulgarity that bears not even a passing resemblance to human behavior.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
01/07/05
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

Fockers has the combined subtlety of a libido-mad bull elephant and a bad case of flatulence in church, but that's the kind of movie it is.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
01/07/05
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
 
 
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