Meet the Fockers
Published 2025-03-28
Film info
- Title Meet the Fockers
- Director Jay Roach
- Year 2004
- Run time 1hr 45m
- Genres Comedy, Romance
- Tagline Misery loves family
- Cast Ben Stiller, Robert de Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Owen Wilson
Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:59 | The hospital is under the train tracks, it must be ER. |
| 5:35 | Ah of course it's Randy Newman, it sounds just like Toy Story. |
| 10:35 | "Jack calls it the highlight of our twilight." |
| 18:10 | Why does it have space age doors to the driving seat? |
| 21:24 | Dustin Hoffman does look like he could be Ben's dad. |
| 27:39 | Wall of Gaylord! |
| 37:46 | What kind of cat would put up with aquatic training? |
| 44:15 | The CLIA. Loving the Fockers. |
| 51:10 | June is not spring. |
| 1:01:16 | I like that the mums are all more open and relaxed than the men. |
| 1:13:23 | "I can't take this secrecy anymore!" He's only known two minutes. |
| 1:24:21 | Actual Dustin Hoffman breakdancing. |
| 1:32:27 | "Jack wants to leave and your father is staging a sit-in." |
| 1:34:48 | Pamela Martha Focker. |
Thoughts
We needed something to watch where you leave your brain at the door, and this popped up as a low cost option. The first movie was okay, cringe and annoying in places but mostly funny, but I have to admit to not having high hopes for the sequel. It was adorable though, very funny and Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand absolutely stealing the show. It's still cringe and I actually think De Niro's character is getting worse and less sympathetic, but still, a fun watch.
Rating: 4 / 5