Review of Little Fockers (2010) by Rocco C — 03 Jan 2013

There was just one thing I didnâ(TM)t get about this movie: what the hell was it really about? I mean, seriously, from the title we can figure out itâ(TM)s about the Focker kids. Am I right? No, this film barely features the children we have been longing to see cause their parents and grandparents the humiliatingly cringe worthy embarrassment we saw of Greg âGayâ? Focker (Ben Stiller) in the first two films. No, there performance are only in passing to actually remind the audience that Greg and Pam have had kids in the six-year interval between the most recent films â" but really serve little purpose.

Filled with Oscar winners, Emmy winners and a sexy Latina, the cast of the film, too, displayed such an unenthusiastic performance - especially those in the leading roles. The all too brief appearance of Bernie and Ros Focker (Hoffman and Streisand) produced the only substantial laugh in the theatre. Along with a failed attempt to ignite some kind of sensual affair in the picture, the appearance of sexy brunette Jessica Alba as Andi Garcia (I know, right?) simply didnâ(TM)t work for what this film was supposed to be: a tongue and cheek comedy with that element of cringe.

Little Fockersâ(TM) use of recycled jokes from the prequels was also a definite no-no with me and, to be honest, with all due respect to the gifted Streisand, De Nero and Hoffman, I just wanted to get the hell out of that theatre.

I just said it and Iâ(TM)ll say it; I really didnâ(TM)t get the whole point of the film.

As for a widespread critique of the film, you only have to watch Robert De Neroâ(TM)s (thoroughly deserved mind you) Lifetime Achievement Honor speech at the Golden Globes to see how terrible this film is. Just to mention, the film was that tedious and laugh-deficient, I finally learned how to sync all my Facebook contacts to my cell phone. Not all bad I guess?

I have nothing more to say.