Review of Little Fockers (2010) by Timothy S — 04 Jun 2012

No film franchise in recent memory has fallen from grace faster or farther that the one that continues with "Little Fockers". It started with "Meet the Parents", which wasn't a bad film, but you'd be hard pressed to find a reason for this latest film to exist.

I thought, as maybe a lot of people did, that this sequel would deal with the Focker children, but they're a mere afterthought here. This is simply a collection of tired showdowns between Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller. It was fresh ten years ago, but not so much anymore. In fact, this film doesn't do anything to move the franchise forward. It's just a lazy, by-the-numbers sequel that was only made to turn a profit for the studio.

Most of the jokes here are unfunny, uncomfortable, painful or all three simultaneously. And most of the alleged big laughs were used in the trailer. Why it's funny to see Stiller spray blood all over his family or inject a needle into his father-in-law's erect penis is a mystery to me. And when, in the first five minutes, the beautiful jessica Alba uses the phrase "relax the anus", it took every ounce of restraint to keep from just walking out.

And speaking of Alba, what is going on with this cast. All of a sudden, this is "Ocean's Fourteen". There are so many cast members, there isn't enough for all of them to do. You cast the legendary Dustin Hoffman, and all you have for him to do is a Flamenco dance? How many jokes can you get from Focker sounding like another infamous "F" word? See "Little Fockers" and count. Or better yet, don't.