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Summary: Funny ! De Niro Delivers once more!
Review: If your in the mood for a great family comedy then here it is! Robert De Niro delivers again! He is the perfect actor to play this role of the father who is an ex CIA agent who's daughter is to be married to Ben Stiller who plays the fiance. Stiller has to impress De-Niro"The Father" and the entire family that he is the right person and is worthy to be a part of the family. Just see how far Ben Stiller is willing to go to impress his fiances family1 Humor all the way, the storyline? I liked the most! And like Robert De Niro! Thumbs up all the way! A+++++++++
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Summary: DeNiro and Stiller will not let you down!
Review: I expected this movie to be very funny because of the two leading characters, and it did not disappoint me in the least. Stiller plays a guy who is meeting his girlfriend's parents for the first time, with the intention of asking her father (Robert DeNiro) for her hand. Things go horribly, however, when DeNiro distrusts goofy Stiller from the beginning and only dislikes him more and more as the movie goes on. Poor Stiller tries everything to gain his approval, but nothing works, and of course everything turns into a hilarious fiasco. There are very original and funny moments in the movie, such as DeNiro's obession over his Persian cat, and the lengths Stiller goes to impress him and cover up all the mistakes he makes. If you love comedies and are looking forward to this funny movie, I definitely recommend it, because it is just as funny as it is hyped up to be.
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Summary: A few silly laughs...:)
Review: Your face probably won't hurt from laughing while you're watching this flick, but you'll chuckle and giggle throughout, and maybe even roar with laughter once or twice. The plot has quite a few lapses, the success of some scenes is questionable, the slapstick factor is overused, but ultimately, if you lower your expectations a notch and loosen up, the experience should be pretty hilarious and refreshing. The airport scenes are my favorite ('bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bombitty bomb'), and Ben Stiller is surprisingly good at times. I do feel that more humor could've been squeezed out by the writers and the director to make a mediocre comedy into a memorable one. Oh well... At least there's something to look forward to next time.
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Summary: Many Laughs
Review: Robert De Nero and Ben Stiller really play well off each other in this funny comedy. Besides the laughs there are many true moments faced by a father, a daughter, and her prospective suitor in life. Whereas the parody goes pretty off the wall in this movie, it does amplify a critical situation that is critical to most relationships. The jokes centered around the cat and De Nero's investigations are hillarious. This one is worth most of the hype so go out and see it.
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Summary: Very Funny, slightly below "Something about Mary"
Review: Funniest movie of the year. Stiller's act is getting old but you have to admit, he's very good as the "dupe" that has bad things happen to him. Terri Polo was the girlfriend/daughter and is perfectly cast in this role. Robert DeNiro is a brillant actor but not a comedian. Fortunately, this comedy is written with him as a tough guy and in this role, he's great and does get his laughs.Great screenwriting with plenty of laughs. A worthwhile movie to have in your video library.
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Summary: De Niro And Stiller Do Classic Comedy
Review: How do you make a good first impression on and win over your prospective father-in-law on the very weekend you intend to ask for his first-born daughter's hand in marriage? A tricky, touchy, very delicate and serious situation that must be faced and addressed by a young man in "Meet The Parents," a hilarious comedy directed by Jay Roach and starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller. Greg (Stiller) is in love; he knows Pam (Teri Polo) is the one he wants to spend the rest of his life with, and is ready to propose. But certain circumstances clue him in to the fact that he should meet her parents first, approach her father, Jack (De Niro), and make the formal request, thereby extending him the respect he has come to understand Jack demands. Plans are made, and the weekend begins with the flight from Chicago to New York. And when a slight problem arises even before they board their plane, Greg should have seen it as an omen, because after that, absolutely nothing seems to go as planned. He finds Pam's mom, Dina (Blythe Danner), fairly accessible, but Jack turns out to be quite the formidable opponent, and from the minute they meet it becomes one long dance and spar of witticisms and revelations that make this one weekend Greg (and the audience) will never forget. What makes this movie so funny (and this IS one funny movie) is that the humor is character driven, situational and all very real; the laughs (and there are plenty) are all earned and are derived from inherently comical events and circumstances. The ongoing banter between Greg and Jack is clever, the dialogue is superb and delivered with such sly and subtle shadings that it rings true at every turn. And De Niro and Stiller play off of one another so perfectly and with such impeccable timing that it's like watching art come to life. Stiller is a master at playing comedy dead-pan straight, and De Niro proves to be his equal here. They never go after cheap laughs, and what little broad humor Roach employs evolves directly from the story and is never gratuitous or overdone; Roach and his cast let it all flow naturally and play it with a seriousness that makes it all the more hilarious. You can literally feel Greg's pain and discomfort as he tries in vain to stand tall and impress this intimidating figure of a man he hopes will soon be his own father-in-law. And De Niro makes Jack everything a suitor dreads in a prospective in-law; he doesn't merely scratch the surface of this character, but goes deep to make him a multi-layered personality, enigmatic and hard to read. You know instinctively that there's more to this guy than meets the eye, and given the fact that nobody is good enough in his eyes for his little girl, he is a nightmare waiting for any and all "Gregs" that may come a-calling. Polo is charming as Pam; she's charismatic, has great screen presence and a winning personality that makes her character likable and totally believable. In a supporting role, Owen Wilson gives a stand-out performance as Pam's ex-boyfriend, Kevin; he so wryly underplays him, and what he does contrasts so well with what De Niro and Stiller are doing that it makes him one of the most memorable characters in the film. Rounding out the excellent supporting cast are Nicole DeHuff (Debbie), Jon Abrahams (Denny), James Rebhorn (Larry) and Phyllis George (Linda). With "Meet The Parents," Roach leaves no doubt as to what he can do with a comedy; this film is filled with truly funny, memorable scenes and has an endless number of quotable lines, the best of which belongs to Jack (spoken to Greg ): "If I find that you are trying to corrupt my first born child, I will bring you down, baby, I will bring you down to Chinatown-" In the final analysis, it's all a lot of fun, and there are many things here with which many viewers will readily identify. This movie, in fact, may well be the perfect comedy; certainly it is nothing less than a modern-day classic that you do not want to miss.
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Summary: Stiller and De Niro are great!
Review: The chemistry between Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro MADE this movie. De Niro's suspicious and overprotective nature mixed with the fact that Stiller sticks his foot in his mouth every time he opens it makes for some hilarious scenes. Stiller's character, Greg, goes home to meet his girlfriend's parents (the father played by De Niro). Stiller plays this character to a T. His nervousness, his anxiousness to impress, his shyness around the family, all come across as natural. His sense of timing in delivering his lines is impeccable. We see some of De Niro's gangster roles in this character, but also a fatherly devotion towards his daughter (and an almost sickening devotion to the family cat!). Some of the other reviewers have complained about De Niro moving into comedy, but the roles he's had have been great. A lot of the scenes in this movie were a bit predictable, but the way in which they are played by both Stiller and De Niro give them an all new spin. And yes, a lot of the scenes are outrageously unbelievable, but, again, the actors make you believe a little bit more. This movie was not only funny, but a little romantic as well. If you're in the mood for a good laugh, this is a definite must see. Not as outrageous as SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, but classic Stiller all the way.
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Summary: This movie is a Winner
Review: Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller star in this very funny movie of a young guy (Stiller) who is in love with a beautiful woman who takes him home and meets her family including her somewhat bizzare father (De Niro), and their paranoia of each other makes for great laughs. There is a great chemistry between all the actors in this film, and I would be very suprised if it did not win something at the Oscars. oh yes, and the family cat's name is Jinksie, after that cat in the Hanna-Barberra cartoon; Pixie and Dixie and Mr Jinks.
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Summary: best comedy of the year
Review: Meet the parents was the best movie I've seen all year! This movie is a great movie that the whole family can see. Ben Stiller plays one of the leading roles along with Robert Deniro. They are a great pair. The movie is so funny that I hardly ever stopped laughing. Ben Stiller plays Robert Deniro's daughter's boyfriend who wants to get married to her. He wants to earn Deniro's trust so they can have a good relationship before the wedding. He tries to be so impressive and great that he accidentally starts to lie to the parents and makes alot of humerous mistakes along the way. If you liked there's something about mary then you will love this great family comedy.
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Summary: Pretty good for a mainstream comedy
Review: I heard that this was a remake of a much more edgier, darker comedy. I'm not surprised. The material should be fabulous but instead it was played out like standard issue Hollywood cinema. Don't get me wrong. This is a comedy and I laughed hard on many occassions. But it's not quite funny enough. All of the gags are physical-comedy style and the only humorous dialogue revolved around the name "Greg Focker." Boy that joke got old. I think if the characters had been given more individual personalities, this could have played like a funnier version of a Woody Allen movie. Instead, the characters are all pretty one-note, particularly Pam and her mother, who could have been given some choice one-liners at certain moments in the film but instead are the straight characters to DeNiro and Stiller. DeNiro, too, was good but just not great. Everything about the movie is a close miss, although it will make loads of money. I wish the original, which was never theatrically released, would be available on video or DVD.
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