Meet the Fockers

  • 2004


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40 %
39 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 20
Negative reviews 18
Average Rating 2.7/5
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1.0
This time out, his slapstick pratfalls and comic embarrassments are as much a deadening comedy clich as the catchphrases Mike Myers brays more grating .. Av Club
1.5
However, the abundance of talent gathered for Meet the Fockers is sadly shortchanged by the unimaginative script and directorial laissez faire. Austin Chronicle
2.0
You can Fockerize Meet the Parents all you want, but this new movie is nothing more than a lame sequel to the comic hit of 2000. Austin Chronicle
2.5
As a categorical rule, I avoid statements beginning If you loved/liked (name of movie), youll love/like (name of another movie)..So let me put it this .. Rogerebert
1.5
And the thing has the balls to run an interminable 115 minutes.Whatever happened to brevity being the soul of wit and all that jazz E Film Critic
4.0
But Meet the Fockers is a pleasant surprise.It carries on a lot of the same gags from the first film, but freshens things up by make the jokes about m .. Cinema Blend
2.0
Unfortunately for us, on the big screenbeugh.Critique: The ultimate in blueprint sequel comedies. JoBlo
2.0
The inevitable follow up to successful comedy of discomfort MEET THE PARENTS (2000) delivers fewer laughs than its predecessor, which leaves too much .. Tv Guide
3.8
The cast raises the bar for the material, hitting the right comic notes throughout and compensating for whatever failings the script hands them. Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
The film may be lacking in plot and dialogue, but it is long on capable actors, who create funny characters. Lariat
3.2
All of this is to explain why the film isnt as good as its predecessor, or even as good as a sequel ought to be. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
This union of strangers is funny at times but returns more often to such elements as an artificial boob used for breast feeding and a baby saying assh .. News Review
3.5
This is a much better comedy warm and inventive, with stronger characters and much more engaging interaction. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:mins Enjoyable, frequently funny comedy with inspired comic performances from its cast a worthy sequel .. View London
2.5
Meet the Fockers is almost instantly forgettable, but audiences wont want to miss this fitfully entertaining all star party. Film Journal
3.5
And even when the film gets too broad for its own good, its fairly pleasant entertainment and consistently good looking, despite direction from Jay Ro .. Mountain X
1.9
Kofi Annan, one of the worlds most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first .. Star Tribune
2.5
Someone should come up with a formula of how to measure comedies: How many one liners and wild scenes you need in a 90 minute picture to qualify as a .. Emanuellevy
1.0
Adding Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand to the cast should have boosted the sequels appeal. Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
Ant Man and the Wasp Like its predecessor Ant Man (2015), Ant Man and the Wasp benefits substantially from its relatively low stakes. Q Network
2.0
A few laughs are salvaged due to the sheer quality of the talent present. Empire
2.5
For audiences that loved Meet the Parents, the movie is a welcome chance to revisit funny and familiar characters. Sf Gate
3.0
Again Stiller is the butt of all the jokes and there are lots of jokes about butts (or what comes out of them), but thankfully the fresh meat makes up .. Bbc
2.5
Yet because its goal is to provide a steady stream of slapstick antics rather than a penetrating portrait of 2004 America, the film primarily coasts a .. Slant Magazine
0.0
The movie basically consists of every character difference the hack scriptwriters could squeeze out of their trivial minds. Washington Post
3.5
But its nothing that merits the spectacular talents of its cast and, given the intermittence of its humor and its reliance on bad puns and gross physi .. Washington Post
3.0
If Raging Bull, Funny Girl and Ratso Rizzo all crowding the same movie sounds too good to be true, it is. The New York Times
1.9
It is too bad that very same thing couldnt have bought a better script. The Movie Boy
2.5
Jay Roach, who directed the Austin Powers films, has done a great job in the past with making comedy sequels feel fresh, but Meet the Fockers somehow .. Bullz-Eye
3.5
Streisand and Hoffman helps to soften the hard edged humor and the two vets are welcome addition to the sequel.I laughed at much of the humor and, for .. Reeling Reviews
2.5
There are few things sadder than wasted potential, unless its sitting through 115 minutes of mediocrity desperately searching for a few decent jokes. ReelViews
3.5
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u .. Calendar Live
2.5
Granted the moments of inspired hilarity are still entertaining but the extra sentimentality doesnt really work as well given what the younger fans of .. Hollywood
1.5
Clearly, theres a big audience for this kind of epic gross humor. Seattle Pi
5.0
It does what few comedies achieve, literally giving me a laugh a minute, sometimes good, deep belly laughs. Tony Medley
2.2
Meet The Fockers is an overlong comedy that never hits its stride. Coles Mithey
2.5
Not that it doesnt have its moments it does, and you will find yourself laughing out loud here and there.But the freshness of the original is lacking. Cnn
0.6
An infantile, desperately uncreative sequel that will do anything for a cheap laugh. Just imagine Meet the Parents remade for the comedy sensibilities .. Spliced Wire
2.5
But despite a fairly promising premise, the film feels curiously inert; theres nothing here worthy of enthusiasm, either positive or negative. Reel Film
2.0
People used to move to the suburbs to save money.Now, nearly every corner of Toronto has downtown rent In Part 2 of a series looking at the urban subu .. The Star
2.5
He makes the film funnier than it should be just by his sheer manic energy. Deseret News
2.0
Even the best jokes need a light touch, and overkill can quickly kill a laugh. Urban Cine File
2.5
Shawnee Mission Health has started instructing its employed physicians to ask patients about their spiritual health during primary care visits. Kansas City
2.5
The dog in the toilet scene is a perfect microcosm of the picture.Its so very contrived, predictable, you may even wince at the fact that the film cou .. Ross Anthony
4.4
Yes, the movie features some silly humor, often crossing over into bawdy and dirty territory, but it works. Waffle Movies
2.5
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3.2
Its a lot of recycled humor, but in bits and pieces it really is funny. From The Balcony
3.5
In many ways its more satisfying, but it somehow lacks the purity that made the original such a smash hit. Future Movies
3.8
The result makes for some very funny comedy.You should get your kicks from the Fockers. Entertainment Spectrum
2.5
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail Movie Eye
2.0
Thats the entire movie, the lone comic premise: loose groovers liberate paranoid moralising control freak.Given that, would you cast Hoffman and Strei .. Archive Spectator
3.5
You could have went the way of The Whole Ten Yards and made my job a bit easier.But totally sucking wasnt good enough. Juicy Cerebellum
3.5
Join the Star Wars Resistance With This 1st Look Disney drops a peak at the new Star Wars TV show, Venom is poised to break a box office record, and y .. Film Force Ign
3.8
Meet the Fockers isnt quite as funny as its predecessor, but it definitely has its moments. Fantastic A Daily
3.5
The film strains for levity but funny should be effortless and easy, and this movie is doggedly earnest about its task, a quality that kills comedy on .. The Tyee
2.5
The script has been far from ideal, but Yu Darvish has taken note of all that has gone into the Cubs hold on first place in the National League Centra .. Suburban Chicago News



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