Meet the Parents (special Edition) [dvd]

Meet the Parents (special Edition) [dvd] Description

Randy Newmans opening song, A Fool in Love, perfectly sets up the scenario of Meet the Parents: Show me a man who is gentle and kind and Ill show you a loser. Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is the fool in love. Just as hes about to propose to his girlfriend Pam (Teri Polo), he learns that her sisters fiance asked their father, Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro), for permission to marry. Now he feels the need to do the same thing. When Greg meets Jack, he is so desperate to be liked that he makes up stories and feebly attempts to ingratiate himself with his prospective father-in-law rather than having the courage of his convictions. It doesnt take an elite member of the CIA to see right through Greg, but unfortunately thats precisely what Jack is. Directed by Jay Roach (the Austin Powers films), Meet the Parents is a well-crafted comedy that makes for a pleasant contrast to the sloppy excesses of the Farrelly brothers. Stiller is great at playing up the uncomfortable comedy of errors, balancing just the right amount of selfishness and self-deprecating humour, while De Niros excels as the intimidating father. Blythe Danner as his wife, the Gracie to De Niros George Burns, is the true heart of the film and Owen Wilson turns in yet another terrific comic performance as Pams ex-fiance. --Andy Spletzer, Amazon.