Meet the Fockers

The Fockers 


I thought this was one of the funniest comedies out there. I haven't seen Meet the Parents yet, but I'm going to. This was a very light hearted comedy that could have been a family comedy if it wasn't for all the toilet humor.

Ben Stiller plays Gaylord "Greg" Myron Focker. He and his fiance, Pamela Byrnes (Teri Polo) are going with his future in-laws, Jack Byrnes, played by Robert De Niro and Dina Byrnes (Blythe Tanner) to meet his parents played by Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand.

Jack Byrnes is an ex-CIA agent and is very suspicious of Greg. Greg is contantly under the surveillance of his fiance's dad. Despite the constant intimidation, Greg and the Byrnes take their RV to meet his parents in South Beach, Miami, Florida. The Fockers are rich hippies. Mr. Focker is a retired lawyer and Mrs. Focker is a sex therapist for the elderly. It was very funny to watch the stuffy Byrnes family and the carefree Fockers family interact.

Mr. Byrnes is so strict that he's teaching his baby grandson to be a genius by using sign language. Greg screws things up when he has to babysit for a little bit and says a curse word. The baby's first word turns out to be "ash...hole". How'd they teach such a young baby to say that?

Mr. and Mrs. Focker were constantly getting frisky with each other. I thought it was hilarious when Greg walks in on his parents having fun in bed. Mr. Focker's face was covered with whipped cream from rubbing his face all over Mrs. Focker's bosoms.

After all of Mr. Byrnes' constant watching over Greg, he finally learns to accept Greg and his family. Greg and his fiance get married, and Mr. and Mrs. Byrnes finally get into the RV to have a little fun of their own.

This was a good-humored light-hearted comedy with occasionally hilarious scenes.

My rating: B, 88.