Meet The Fockers (2004) DVD Reviews

Starring	Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand
Director	Jay Roach
Genres	Comedy

Critics' reviews (5) of Meet The Fockers
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The job of a commercially driven sequel is to give the audience more of what they liked the first time around — in this case, Robert De Niro's anal ex-CIA man sparring with accident-prone, soon-to-be son-in-law Ben Stiller, as they did with great success in Meet the Parents. There's plenty of that here, as De Niro's family travel to Florida to meet Stiller's mother and father. It is testament to the cracking performances of Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand as Stiller's parents that they steal the film from De Niro, who's left to repeat his schtick from the previous movie. In their roles as earth mother sex therapist and hippy househusband, Streisand and Hoffman are utterly credible, while playing everything for the broadest of laughs. The least successful parts of the film are those that depend on our knowledge of the original — such as the cameo from Owen Wilson — or that simply reuse the same jokes (if you've heard one gag based on the word “Focker”, then you've heard 'em all). But, this is still an enjoyable romp with a top-drawer cast in fine fettle, particularly Streisand in her first film for eight years.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
A sequel to Meet the Parents in which the amusement is provided by the performances rather than a succession of unfunny situations and endless toilet jokes.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
This sequels title indicates the content: smutty, silly and liable to make you smirk despite yourself. As in... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Aug 2009
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Meet The Fockers
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49 out of 76 people found this review helpful

Fock me it's not that bad!!!

The sequel to Meet the Parents would always have a lot of work to do - in fact, I couldn't believe when I heard they were making a second movie; we'd seen the first movie fifty times, but still, when something's wrapped up nicely it's a very English thing to see it go out that way - with pride (Faulty towers; The Office; etc). Not the American way at all; if the lemon had juice last time - then it will have juice this time, right? Thankfully this time it does. Somehow they pulled the rabbit out of their ass twice. This movie is not only funny, but funny in an original way - helped by the introduction of two new characters, Ben Stiller's onscreen parents, played brilliantly by Barbra Steisand and Dustin Hoffman steal the show. Their playful, unmindful, sexual attraction and their honesty about themselves (and everybody else), throws their son Stiller (who is still trying to impress Deniro) into the bouts of nervousness. His clumsily attempts at concealing their antics, and their true employment (sex therapist / house dad) are fun to watch. If not as outright hilarious as the first movie, it's funnier than most the comedies out there. Now lets all take a moment - and pray they don't add another sequel, 'Meet the Grand Fockers'.
- - N Stafford from England
  - Posted 27 Apr 2005 18:18
21 out of 26 people found this review helpful

Hilarious

This film is so well played as was the first, you can't go wrong with this cast, and its great to see Barbara Streisand again. Its definately a sequel that is successful. Watch this film. ;-)
- - Stuart from Birmingham
  - Posted 20 Jul 2005 12:35
15 out of 24 people found this review helpful

Good

Better and funnier than the first. The first is funny but this is better. Hope there is a third film. Can't wait till its on DVD.
- - alsbeth from Derbyshire
  - Posted 07 Mar 2005 19:45
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Meet The Fockers
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Focker Hell

Not bad for a laugh, acting was good, humour well you have to be into it to like it, but it makes you laugh and passes the time, I would not give up much to watch it.
- - A customer from Broadway Worcestershire
  - Posted 08 Feb 2006 08:28
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Those Fockers are funny

It's not as funny or as original as ' Meet the Parents' ,but this is a

worthy sequel , with excellent turns from Dustin Hoffman and Barbara

Steisand as the 'Fockers'. It takes place at their Miami home and there are some hilarious set pieces and all the cast are great with

De Niro again the main man. Well worth renting but I hope there are no more 'meetings'?, as they say 'lets keep em wanting more'. Could you imagine Meet the grandchildren in 5 years time with Robin Williams in the De Nero role.
- - Kermode from Aberdare
  - Posted 27 Feb 2007 12:46

49 out of 76 people found this review helpful

Fock me it's not that bad!!!

The sequel to Meet the Parents would always have a lot of work to do - in fact, I couldn't believe when I heard they were making a second movie; we'd seen the first movie fifty times, but still, when something's wrapped up nicely it's a very English thing to see it go out that way - with pride (Faulty towers; The Office; etc). Not the American way at all; if the lemon had juice last time - then it will have juice this time, right? Thankfully this time it does. Somehow they pulled the rabbit out of their ass twice. This movie is not only funny, but funny in an original way - helped by the introduction of two new characters, Ben Stiller's onscreen parents, played brilliantly by Barbra Steisand and Dustin Hoffman steal the show. Their playful, unmindful, sexual attraction and their honesty about themselves (and everybody else), throws their son Stiller (who is still trying to impress Deniro) into the bouts of nervousness. His clumsily attempts at concealing their antics, and their true employment (sex therapist / house dad) are fun to watch. If not as outright hilarious as the first movie, it's funnier than most the comedies out there. Now lets all take a moment - and pray they don't add another sequel, 'Meet the Grand Fockers'.
- - N Stafford from England
  - Posted 27 Apr 2005 18:18
21 out of 26 people found this review helpful

Hilarious

This film is so well played as was the first, you can't go wrong with this cast, and its great to see Barbara Streisand again. Its definately a sequel that is successful. Watch this film. ;-)
- - Stuart from Birmingham
  - Posted 20 Jul 2005 12:35
15 out of 24 people found this review helpful

Good

Better and funnier than the first. The first is funny but this is better. Hope there is a third film. Can't wait till its on DVD.
- - alsbeth from Derbyshire
  - Posted 07 Mar 2005 19:45
10 out of 13 people found this review helpful

Very funny and better than expected

I laughed all the way through - this isn't high quality comedy but it's good enough to rent. A lot better than I anticipated as I expected a poor sequel. Dustin Hoffman's a bit over the top but De Niro saves the day by making the most laughs.

The ending's too sugary. Recommended if you liked the first and only if you have seen the first. If you didn't like Meet the Parents then you won't like this!
- - Etccarmagedon from Cheshire
  - Posted 19 May 2005 10:52
8 out of 10 people found this review helpful

Fockers, fockers, fockers!

This sequel was much awaited and after watching the original, which by the way i thought was a quite average farce, i was still looking forward to dustin hoffman and barbara streisand getting it on. I was not disapointed, yes this film is silly and yes some of the jokes are obvious. But that doesn't make the jokes not funny. I laughed a lot during this film with the climax of my laughter being when the cat flushes the poor dog down the toilet! comedy gold. I loved it!
- - A customer from Swindon, England
  - Posted 25 Jun 2005 08:41
7 out of 9 people found this review helpful

Worth a rent

I was not looking forward to this, not my type of film, but I laughed out loud and so did the friends I was watching it with.

Not clever or particularly innovating, yet refreshingly daft, and a perfect antidote to a Monday at work.
- - Fred33 from Clackmannanshire
  - Posted 01 Mar 2006 18:44
9 out of 16 people found this review helpful

You Must Be Having a Larf.

Im not saying I wasnt entertained by this film - its true, it has its moments, but overall the comedy is obvious and disappointing. This isnt a 'must see'.
- - Darren James from Worcester.
  - Posted 11 Apr 2005 11:39
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful

The jokes are old and it's just not funny

I was expecting a laugh out of this one but what a disappointment - I'm really really tempted to rate this as 1 but I suppose I've seen worse....

I watched this on the big screen and walked out half way and came back 30 minutes later to still find the story as motionless as I had left it and jokes still being as unfunny as ever. And seriously, what an embarassment. I'm really trying to think of something I enjoyed.... but I really can't remember it's such a forgetable movie but I think I'll keep it as 2, only saved by the previous meet the parents which was miles better than this sequel.
- - magicmarzipan from Enfield
  - Posted 26 May 2005 14:49
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Average

If you saw 'Meet the Parents' you really should see this...not because it's a great film, but just so you can say you have.

It's funny in parts but not all the way through. By the end Jack was really getting on my nerves but that little kid is hilarious!!
- - maggiemcgee16 from Lancashire
  - Posted 31 Jul 2005 10:50
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Focking Funny

Stiller is a genius of our times, I know this isn't his funniest film but he's still genius, or Stiller Genius! I think it should be mandatory to have Stiller in every house around the world, disclosing his wise laughter among the willing. As for this film it's pretty much the same routine as the first film, Meet The Parents, so there's a bit of 'Seen It!' going on, but it's still very funny and well worth a watch. Watch it!
- - hal watmough from Brighton
  - Posted 08 Jan 2006 11:54

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Critics' reviews (5)
The job of a commercially driven sequel is to give the audience more of what they liked the first time around — in this case, Robert De Niro's anal ex-CIA man sparring with accident-prone, soon-to-be son-in-law Ben Stiller, as they did with great success in Meet the Parents. There's plenty of that here, as De Niro's family travel to Florida to meet Stiller's mother and father. It is testament to the cracking performances of Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand as Stiller's parents that they steal the film from De Niro, who's left to repeat his schtick from the previous movie. In their roles as earth mother sex therapist and hippy househusband, Streisand and Hoffman are utterly credible, while playing everything for the broadest of laughs. The least successful parts of the film are those that depend on our knowledge of the original — such as the cameo from Owen Wilson — or that simply reuse the same jokes (if you've heard one gag based on the word “Focker”, then you've heard 'em all). But, this is still an enjoyable romp with a top-drawer cast in fine fettle, particularly Streisand in her first film for eight years.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
A sequel to Meet the Parents in which the amusement is provided by the performances rather than a succession of unfunny situations and endless toilet jokes.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
This sequels title indicates the content: smutty, silly and liable to make you smirk despite yourself. As in... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Aug 2009
Oh happy days! A comedy sequel right up there with the original
- News Of The World
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Impossible to resist
- Total Film
- Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  Following the knee-slapping hit MEET THE PARENTS, director Jay Roach once again keeps audiences roaring with laughter as he presents MEET THE FOCKERS. This time, young engaged couple Pam (Teri Polo) and Greg (Ben Stiller) are getting their parents together a few months before the wedding. Greg ...