1st watched 11/25/2023 - (Dir-Jay Roach):
Funny during the first half, but once Robert Deniro's character goes overboard - the humor faded. This is the story of a man, played by Ben Stiller, introducing his parents to the love of his life - with the intent of them marrying very soon. The Fockers, Stiller's parents, are eccentric but kind, but his girlfriend's father, played by Deniro --- is relentless in making sure those around him are going to allow things to be done his way(whatever that may be). A lot of comedies fail in the 2nd half - that is what I have noticed with my experience, and this one did just that. Their were laughs as the two sets of parents tried to survive together - and while the loving couple - tried to stop them from killing each other. When Deniro got serious about finding the faults in the future son-in-law using his prior CIA skills - things went downhill. Deniro, Blythe Danner, Dustin Hoffman, and Barbara Streisand did their part in providing somewhat believable characters but the writing some times just came across mean. They tried to bring some laughs at the end, but once we are hurt - we're hurt. Good attempt at having a star-filled cast work on this, but the whole movie didn't cut it.
Review of Meet the Fockers
