| Meet the Parents Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| With his hysterically frustrated turns in "Keeping the Faith," "Mystery
Men," and "There's Something About Mary," Stiller has had more than his
fair share of physical mistreatment at the hands of others (or, in the case
of "'Mary," an uncooperative...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: B) |
| MEET THE PARENTS (director: Jay Roach; screenwriters: based on a story by Mary
Ruth Clarke & Greg Glienna/Jim Herzfeld/John Hamburg; cinematographer: Peter
James; editor: Jon Poll; cast: Robert De Niro (Jack Byrnes), Ben Stiller (Greg
Focker), Blythe...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| Ben Stiller is playing the kind of character Adam Sandler should be playing.
Not an idiot savant, mind you, but a grown-up jerk who has his heart in the
right place. Stiller is still flirting with disaster and it is a joy to watch
him in "Meet the...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| Some recent comedies seemed to have been searching, reaching,
desperately grasping for something funny to print; "Meet the Parents"
has the opposite problem. Funny bits abound -- there's barely room for
them all. In fact, overstuffed to the point of...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: Ben Stiller plays a man brought
home to meet his girlfriend's family. With the
religious and class differences, things would be
bad enough, but the judgmental and unfriendly
father, played...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan |
| Directed by Jay Roach. Screenplay by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg, from
a story by Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke, based on an earlier
screenplay by Glienna and Clarke. Starring Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller,
Teri Polo. Running time: 112 minutes. Rated...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| /Meet the Parents/ is definitely one of the funniest films out this
year. A lot the humour is in the style seen in comedies like /Austin
Powers/ or /There's Something about Mary/, with the exception that a
lot of it is non-sexual in nature. more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| It is a very good joke, though, mainly because of the talents of Robert
DeNiro in the role of the father-in-law-from-hell. His Jack Byrnes is
hilarious in all the mannerisms and intonations that the role calls for. Of
course Jack Byrnes is not yet a...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| /Meet the Parents/ is definitely one of the funniest films out this
year. A lot the humour is in the style seen in comedies like /Austin
Powers/ or /There's Something about Mary/, with the exception that a
lot of it is non-sexual in nature. more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by David N. Butterworth |
| With his hysterically frustrated turns in "Keeping the Faith,"
"Mystery Men," and "There's Something About Mary," Stiller has had more
than his fair share of physical mistreatment at the hands of others (or, in
the case of "'Mary," an uncooperative...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| MEET THE PARENTS (2000)
Rated PG-13; running time 108 minutes
Genre:Comedy
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0212338
Official site: http://www.universalpictures.com/meettheparents/
Written by: James Herzfeld
Directed by: Jay Roach
Cast: Ben Stiller,...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by John Beachem |
| Greg (Ben Stiller) is simply nuts about his girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo). In
fact, he was planning on proposing to her until he learned he should ask her
father, Jack's (Robert DeNiro) permission first. So, the two run off to meet
the parents. Pam's...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| MEET THE PARENTS
(Universal)
Starring: Robert DeNiro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Owen
Wilson.
Screenplay: Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg.
Producers: Nance Tenenbaum, Jay Roach, Jane Rosenthal and Robert DeNiro.
Director: Jay Roach.
MPAA...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Homer Yen |
| For any groom on the verge of proposing marriage to
his girlfriend, there are certain rules that he needs
to follow. Firstly, fill her life with happiness and
romance during the courtship. Secondly, buy her a
beautiful ring that glitters as brightly as...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Laura Clifford |
| When Chicago nurse Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) tries to propose 'cute' to
his schoolteacher girlfriend Pam (Teri Polo, TV's "Felicity"), she's
interrupted by cell phone news that her younger sister is getting married.
As Pam discusses her sister's doctor...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Universal Pictures
Director: Jay Roach
Writer: James Herzfeld, John Hamburg, story by Greg
Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke
Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Nicole DeHuff, Blythe
Danner, Teri Polo, Jon Abrahams, James...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Chad Polenz |
| As a single guy I know there's few things in life more uncomfortable than
meeting your girlfriend's parents. You have this feeling that in the back of
their minds they're thinking, "This is the guy who's corrupting my daughter."
After years of movies...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Jay Roach.
Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, James Rebhorn,
Phyllis George, Jon Abrahams, Owen Wilson, Nicole DeHuff, Kali Rocha.
2000 - 108 minutes
Rated PG-13 (for profanity).
Reviewed by Dustin Putman, October...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Edward Johnson-Ott |
| Meet the Parents (2000)
Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, James Rebhorn,
Jon Abrahams, Owen Wilson, Phyllis George, Kali Rocha, Tom McCarthy,
Nicole DeHuff. Screenplay by Jim Herzfeld, John Hamburg, story by Greg
Glienna, Mary Ruth...more |
| Meet the Parents Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Robert De Niro is at the top of his comedic form in MEET THE PARENTS.
Playing, Jack Byrnes, a future father-in-law from hell, De Niro clearly
has the time of his life ruling the story's comedic roost. The rest of
the cast fits nicely into the groove...more |
