Rotten
Scenes that should have been uproarious are weaker than many of the movie's smaller moments, whose everyday humor isn't specific to the plot or characters.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Meet the Parents
First comes love. Then comes the interrogation.
2000 · 1h 48m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Jay Roach
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Meet the Parents
Overview
Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.
Director and cast
- Jay Roach Director
- Ben Stiller as Greg Focker
- Robert De Niro as Jack Byrnes
- Teri Polo as Pam Byrnes
- Blythe Danner as Dina Byrnes
- Nicole DeHuff as Debbie Byrnes
- Jon Abrahams as Denny Byrnes
- Owen Wilson as Kevin Rawley
- James Rebhorn as Dr. Larry Banks
- Tom McCarthy as Dr. Bob Banks
- Phyllis George as Linda Banks
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Alas, poor Focker. He can't help himself. And we can't help ourselves from falling about, equally helpless, at this superbly antic movie.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Fresh
Astutely observed, subtly played and consistently hilarious...
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
When 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.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
A hilarious hodgepodge of The In-Laws and Annie Hall, in which De Niro gives his best comic performance to date.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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