Review of Meet the Fockers (2004) by Gabriel M — 21 Nov 2015

Bright, talented cast is wasted with many recycled jokes, retreaded points from the first film and humor that is more crude and "in your face" than its predecessor; The overall length to the movie could have also been trimmed down as nothing truly sets the plot into motion until almost an hour into the movie; The plot falls apart at points as the nearly two hour movie is devoted to finding out if Greg "Gaylord" Focker has fathered a child from his Hispanic maid 15 years ago; There are some solid chuckles but no huge laughs like in the original; De Niro and Stiller's chemistry is still great with noble performances from Barbara Streisand and Dustin Hoffman.

Overall, "Meet The Fockers" is a harmless film but misses the element of surprise, or the subtle humor, of the original; "Meet The Fockers" is an unnecessary sequel but nearly skates by due to its likable performances, humor and writing.

3/5.