Meet the Parents (DVD) Reviews

Ben Stiller,the Mystery Mens' own MrFurious plays an altogether nicer character in this film who has been blessed with the moniker Gaylord Focker.This dos'nt seem to bother Gaylord or Greg as he's usually known as he's in love and on the verge of proposing to his lovely girlfriend. A stunt using her kindergarden kids with ...  Read the complete review

The best comedies feature real-life situations that strike fear into your heart. What could be more scary than meeting the parents of your girlfriend, especially when her Dad turns out to be Robert De Niro!!! Also starring Ben Stiller, this film is a good antidote to the myriad gross-out comedies that seem to be the rage at the moment. ...  Read the complete review

"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 ...  Read the complete review

Meet the parents sadly is an over hyped movie that if I had the choice I wouldn't go and see again. StoryLine: Ben Stiller plays a male nurse who is about to propose to his girlfriend. He is about to pop the question when his girlfriend tells that her sister's getting married and that her boyfriend asked thier father(De Niro) ...  Read the complete review

Meet the Parents is the latest film to be directed by Jay Roach, he directed both the Austin Powers films, and I hate both those movies through over viewing. Imagine my surprise, or not from the reviews I had read, that the film was excellent solely sown to great performances from Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller and a cat named Mr Jinx. The ...  Read the complete review

Meet the parents is a hilarious, side splittingly funny film. It is about a father in law from hell- humourless, possesive, overprotective and sadistic. Add to this the fact that he is an ex-CIA agent and you have a terrifying prospective father in law. This father in law role is performed brilliantly by Robert De Niro. Greg Focker is the accident ...  Read the complete review

I was lucky enough to win tickets to a preview screening of this film last night, and I am very grateful, because I haven't laughed so much at a film in a long time. I went in with high hopes, as I have seen the trailer and it looks superb, but I have seen comedies before where the best parts are in the trailer, but it was definetly not the case ...  Read the complete review

Is it me, or are the standard of comedies getting worse over the last few years? Few comedies hit the big screen that truly impress me and made me hurt with laughter (with the exception of American Pie and Road trip to name two of the very few!). However, this is one hell of an exception, and a super comedy you really must see for yourself. ...  Read the complete review

Anyone who has ever seen Robert De Niro on a television talk show knows that the actor isn't a particularly funny guy by nature. In fact, he can be downright boring when he's just being himself (those who witnessed his recent appearance on Bravo's Inside the Actor's Studio can attest to this). And yet, when the two-time Oscar ...  Read the complete review

I had the chance to see this movie in the USA on a preview in September. It's one of the best comedies of the year with a perfect cast. The story involves Greg (ben stiller) meeting the parents of his girlfriend who he wnats to marry. Over the course of a weekend all manner of thigns go wrong which don't endear Greg to his future ...  Read the complete review

Jack Byrnes (Robert de Niro who by the way is absolutely brilliant in this) is an ex CIA agent posing as a not so mild-mannered retired florist and mealy mouthed he is not. He strikes fear into any young man’s heart and mind who dares to think they might be good enough for his daughter Pam (Teri Polo) His job is to be condescending, imposing ...  Read the complete review

Meet the Parents is a great comedy. Essentially it takes big chunks from 'There's Something About Mary' and 'Analyze This' and builds on them. If you enjoyed those two movies you are likely to laugh yourself silly at this one. Greg Focker, the character played by Ben Stiller is a nurse, madly in love with his ...  Read the complete review