Does the usual Hollywood bit of setting up the gags way in advance so that even a coma patient can spot them.
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10/24/03
Meet the Parents (2000)
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Reviews Counted:138
Fresh:116
Rotten:22
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: This upbeat comedy is hilarious and, at the same time, believable and something people can relate to.
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is head over heels in love with his girlfriend Pam (Teri Polo), and is ready to pop the big question. When his attempt to propose is thwarted by a phone call with the news... [More]
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner
Director: Jay Roach
Reviews for Meet the Parents
As far as one-joke movies go, this one has its guffaws.
05/20/03
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04/18/03
Guaranteed to put you off suggested Sunday outings for life.
03/26/03
This film is almost too real to be funny. It is one uncomfortable moment after another — and that is what Stiller does best, but director Roach would have done well to tone it down a bit.
02/08/03
Stiller has a gift for looking funny effortlessly, when he’s doing nothing physical. With no mugging, no physical contortions, he turns his face into a palette of pain and confusion.
02/07/03
What saves the movie from remaining an exercise in self-parody for all involved is director Roach's feel for the material.
12/08/02
Great filmmaking this is not, but if you're looking for an amusing, undemanding couple of hours, give this a try.
10/21/02
Overbearingly cruel and only modestly funny.
09/10/02
This simple but well-constructed comedy picks a situation that naturally causes anxiety - meeting your in-laws - and turns it into a walk through hell.
08/16/02
I'm eagerly awaiting a sequel.
08/02/02
Too many actors make the error of thinking that being funny involves lots of hysteria and hyperactivity, but De Niro knows that good comic acting is no different than good dramatics: The performance must be grounded in truth.
06/15/02
Consistently more fun than it has any right to be, Meet the Parents is an example of how sometimes it really is all about casting the right couple of stars.
06/05/02
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03/24/02
Top CriticWhen the script puts its faith in the audience, allowing us to find the laughs on our own, the film is irresistible, a bright lark. Yet when the writers panic, upping the antic volume and shifting into crazed sitcom gear, the lark stops.
03/22/02
Solid, sadistic Stiller fare.
02/03/02
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10/30/01
It was a well-acted, likable and benignly amusing film.
10/22/01
Ben Stiller is simply fantastic, and this DeNiro kid could be big someday.
10/10/01
A non-stop riot headed up by the first rate pairing of Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro.
09/30/01
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