Meet the Parents (DVD)

Sometimes you look at a movie trailer and think..hmmm...that looks a bit average. That’s how I felt about Meet The Parents but I was pleasantly surprised. Directed by Jay Roach (responsible for the Austin Powers shenanigans) and starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller, this film is a charming, funny slap-stick affair reflecting on the sometimes terse encounters between perspective in-laws and their future son-in-law (which some of us can relate to only too well!). --------------------------------------------- Running time 108 minutes Rated 12 Cast: Robert De Niro .... Jack Byrnes Ben Stiller .... Gaylord 'Greg' Focker ...

"Meet The Parents" is an extremely funny film based around Greg (played by Ben Stiller) trying to get into the good books of prospective father-in-law Jack Byrnes (Robert DeNiro), so that he have his approval to marry his daughter Pam (Teri Polo). While the film was not quite laugh-a-minute it does carry on easily enough. The humour grows as the film progresses while the story also develops nicely. An awful lot of incidents are packed in,and I found myself being surprised when I learnt that it was only 107 minutes in length. So what do the 107 minutes comprise? Well, even if you are not into gushy love stories (yes, the film has a predictable ...

Meet the Parents Meet the parents is the funny film you need to see. Ben Stiller plays a male nurse named Gaylord Focker. He is dating a lovely girl named Pamela and he is about to embark on a fantastic adventure to visit her parents. The problem with meeting her family is he has to try and prove he is the right person for there daughter to be with in terms of a relationship and the future. The father of Pamela is out to make sure he is up to the required standards for his daughter. He sets about tasks and missions to test Gaylord's faith and determination to hold on to his beloveded daughter. The film surprise me how much i found it so ...