Meet the Fockers

2004 "Misery loves family."
6.3| 1h55m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 22 December 2004 Released
Producted By: DreamWorks Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://www.meetthefockers.com/index.php
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Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.

Genre

Comedy, Romance

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Director

Jay Roach

Production Companies

DreamWorks Pictures

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Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
adonis98-743-186503 All hell breaks loose when the Byrnes family meets the Focker family for the first time. Meet the Fockers has the same energetic tone like the original film and some scenes are freaking hilarious also adding Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand as Greg's parents was a great idea and their both great in their roles also the little kid steals most of the scenes. Overall if you loved the original you won't be disappointed by Part 2 either. (10/10)
The Couchpotatoes I was so thrilled when I heard they were making a sequel to Meet The parents because I loved that movie. And even though most of the times you get disappointed with sequels with this one I wasn't. It was totally in the line of its predecessor. Maybe not as good but still way better the thousands of other wannabe comedies. This time it's about meeting the parents of Gaylord Focker and if you know Jack Byrnes you know there will be problems when he meets the Fockers. The lifestyle of Bernie and Rozalie Focker (played by Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand) is quite the opposite of Jack Byrnes' lifestyle and vision and so it has to clash. Again the funniest moments are between De Niro and Stiller, even though I thought Hoffman was very funny too in some parts. A good sequel if you liked the first one. If you don't like Ben Stiller and his comedy then just skip the movie because that's all you are going to get.
luke-a-mcgowan Meet the Fockers in many ways is a natural sequel to Meet the Parents. Its fun to see the formula turned on its head so that Jack is the one continually stumped by uncomfortable moments.Meet the Fockers rehashes a lot of its predecessor's cringe factor but does so with a great deal more warmth thanks to the addition of flawlessly cast Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand. The two of them as hippy, life-loving retirees is so perfectly suited to a family who named their son Gaylord.Stiller and DeNiro continue to excel in their roles, while Blythe Danner gets a bit more to do and shows what an underrated gem of a woman she is. Hoffman is absolutely hilarious but Streisand steals the show as a woman of wholesome warmth and complete openness. Its really nice to see Greg's parents take his side when Jack gets stuck into him, and its a natural momentum to see Danner and Polo's characters start to edge away from him, allowing him to continue the arc his character began at the end of last film.The comedy felt a bit cheaper sometimes, and the presence of Little Jack seemed only to exist to set up a handful of jokes about fake breasts and the "asshole" gag. A few plot holes are lazily addressed in one of my greatest pet peeves. You're darn right its awkward to have the ex-boyfriend act as the Minister. But we have to have Owen Wilson make a cameo appearance so who cares? However, the film is warm and often very funny, making it as worthy a comedy sequel as can be expected today.
preppy-3 I should point that I never saw the original "Meet the Parents" so I went into this with no preconceived ideas. Gaylord Focker (Ben Stiller) is going to marry Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo). Only problem is her father Jack (Robert De Niro) doesn't really like him but her mom Dina (Blythe Danner) does. They all go to meet Gaylord's parents--Bernie (Dustin Hoffman) and Razalin (Barbra Streisand). His parents are liberal and free-wheeling--hers aren't. Sparks fly.The only reason I saw this was for the cast. We have some wonderful actors here--De Niro, Hoffman, Danner and Streisand. They all can do comedy and make the movie pleasant. All in all it's very OK. It moves quick, the comedy isn't too crude (hence the PG-13 rating) and Stiller and Polo make a nice pleasant couple. My only problems are Stiller's character going through some needlessly violent slapstick, De Niro's character is WAY too unpleasant (especially at the end) and the beautiful Danner is criminally underused. Still it works as a nice mild comedy.