Review of Meet the Fockers (2004) by Matthew C — 12 May 2013

Not as funny as meet the parents but still good.

This review of Meet the Fockers (2004) was written by Matthew C on 12 May 2013.

Meet the Fockers has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Andrey B (847) on 02 Jun 2017

Wonderfully funny ??!! Witty!! A diffentintly must see!! Both one and two!! One liners you won't forget…

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By Mike S (2,123) on 21 May 2015

A lot of the old jokes are lazily mentioned again, but Meet the Fockers still packs a lot of humor thanks to its newest cast members, Dustin…

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Although the ingredients are all there, set to rise, something is missing, some crucial element to lift it up…

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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…

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Rewatched this after many years and I love it the same. Although, looking at the film from a critical perspective, it's just above average at best…

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By Lucas M (648) on 13 Sep 2015

Meet the Fockers is as charming as its predecessor but old jokes and pacing issues hamper down what could have been a worthy sequel…

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A nice follow-up to the first movie. Some of the humor is a little more inappropriate than necessary, but it's funny on the whole…

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The abundance of talent gathered for Meet the Fockers is sadly shortchanged by the unimaginative script and directorial laissez faire…

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This is very, very silly but is in large parts entertainingly so. If you enjoyed the first movie this is a passable sequel…

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