Ben Stiller (Gaylord "Greg" Focker) and fiancé Teri Polo (Pam) are back to have one more pre-marital family get together where they introduce Polo's parents - Robert Deniro (Jack Byrnes)and Blythe Danner (Dina)- to Stiller's parents - Dustin Hoffman (Bernie) and Barbara Streisand (Roz). The gathering is to be at the Focker estate in Southern Florida. Mayhem breaks out almost from the first minutes of the gathering as Hoffman explains to Deniro and Danner that he is proud of how smart and handsome Stiller grew up considering he conceived him with only one testicle.....This case of too much information sets up what will be yet another insane and embarrassing weekend for Stiller.
Overall, the movie is funny, and the Hoffman/Streisand combo as the senior Fockers really works. Some points drag a bit in this 116 minute comedy (i.e. which is extra long for a comedy movie) but drag points are balanced out by some belly laughs.
Go ahead and rent it. If you think your family is the worst, you may think again after seeing it.
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