| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jill Vejnoska |
"Not a bad family reunion to attend -- from the safe distance of your theater seat." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"I'm sad to report that Meet the Fockers is a resolutely average sequel, several subbasements below the first film in both comic inspiration and energy." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Riger Ebert |
"The movie is pleasant enough, but never quite reaches critical mass as a comedy." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt |
"...though it's good to see [Stiller] back in his stumbling, bumbling element, it's a bummer to see his element wasted in such stumbling, bumbling gags." more... |
C+ |
| E! Online |
"...keeps the laughs coming..." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Christopher Null |
"...surprisingly uneven and marginally entertaining..." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden |
"Hoffman and Streisand are perfect additions, but this sequel offers far fewer laugh-out-loud moments than its predecessor." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...sloppy and not-funny-enough..." more... |
C+ |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...cheap fun..." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...latches on to the few clever and/or funny elements in the film and runs them into the ground via repetition." more... |
C+ |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...the picture doesn't come close to approaching the near-classic quality of the earlier film." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...De Niro is not a bit funny this time. He seems totally bored." more... |
D |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a silly good time..." more... |
B- |
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