Although not as disarmingly funny the second time around, inspired casting means that, unlike most in-laws, the Fockers don't outstay their welcome.
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01/18/05
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Comedies
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... [More]
Starring: Robert DeNiro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand
Director: Jay Roach
Reviews for Meet the Fockers
Top CriticA consistently entertaining, sometimes uproariously funny film.
08/11/08
Top CriticFans of the first will find some amusement in familiarity, but with such a comically able cast this is a missed opportunity.
04/01/06
Top CriticWhile there is a serious subtext, cast and crew remember that this is essentially a frivolous comedy
12/16/04
This sequel’s title indicates the content: smutty, silly and liable to make you smirk despite yourself.
06/24/06
Top CriticHoffman, in particular, is a delight - he has an infectious comic energy that seems to light up the rest of the cast.
01/30/05
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01/01/05
And you thought your parents were embarrassing.
12/22/04
Often-uproarious.
12/24/04
Streisand and especially Hoffman are a hoot.
12/21/04
The abundance of talent gathered for Meet the Fockers is sadly shortchanged by the unimaginative script and directorial laissez faire.
01/15/05
Meet The Fockers has assembled a historic, once-in-a-lifetime cast, then stranded them in the laziest, most mercenary kind of sequel imaginable. It's like the 1927 Yankees taking on the Special Olympics softball team.
09/26/05
This pic is pretty Focking lame.
12/19/04
A resolutely average sequel, several subbasements below the first film in both comic inspiration and energy.
12/24/04
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12/27/04
Top CriticFamiliary breeds contempt...Unless you think a dog flushed down a toilet is a laugh riot, you're better off leaving these Fockers alone.
01/03/05
Simply too much unpleasantness afoot.
12/21/04
The movie is pleasant enough, but never quite reaches critical mass as a comedy.
12/22/04
Top CriticThough it's good to see [Stiller] back in his stumbling, bumbling element, it's a bummer to see his element wasted in such stumbling, bumbling gags.
12/21/04
Meet the Fockers is frequently funny, but it turns a bit too cruel in the third act to be as worthy a sequel to its predecessor as it could have been
09/27/06
Latest News for Meet the Fockers
November 18, 2008:
More Fockers for Stiller? 
According to Roger Friedman at Fox News, the wheels are turning on another "Meet the Parents" sequel. More...
May 21, 2008:
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February 26, 2007:
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