Meet the Parents 2000 by AverageMansReviews

Meet the Parents 2000 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/medical/vomiting/animal waste/drugs

Meet the Parents: Gaylord "Greg" Focker [Ben Stiller] and yes that is his name so I can't be held responsible for that. But I digress goes to seek his girlfriend's Pam  Byrnes [Teri Polo] approval to marry their daughter days before her sister Debbie Byrnes [Nicole DeHuff ] and Dr. Bob Banks [Thomas McCarthy] wedding; their mother Dina Byrnes [Blythe Danner] she is a very grounded person with her feet firmly on the floor, but their father on the other hand is a completely different story Jack Byrnes [Robert De Niro] as an father, ex-war veteran and ex-CIA [Central Intelligence Agency] Agent he is going to be very protective/overprotective of Pam, consequently he doesn't like Greg so he puts him through hell. The pacing of this 108 minutes film is like in storyline fluently moving from beginning to end

The comedy and action material is free-flowing and natural for some examples in a nutshell; Greg is waiting for Pam's 2nd year kindergarten class to assemble/spell correctly Marry Me Pam [a letter on one piece of card] in Greg's attempt of a proposal, but he quickly abandons this idea after hearing Pam talking to her sister on the telephone, then later on we have Greg opening this bottle of wine and the cork accidentally, but perfectly hits this urn which contains the ashes of Jack's mother which Mr Jinks the Himalayan cat [Bailey, Misha/Meesha Himalayan the cats] comes to sit and spend a penny in it. [Jack has been teaching Mr Jinks to use the toilet, but Mr Jinks still likes to go to the toilet the old-fashioned way for cats whenever possible] and after that later on there is this game of volleyball in a swimming pool and by the end things don't end up well for the bride as Greg spikes the ball down and it hits your face; hopefully on their big day her face is going to be back to normal.

The character developments and performances; generally speaking first of all they are all mostly good, with likewise good chemistry. But the partnership of Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro as Greg and Jack is excellent; this is one of those occasions where if this partnership fell flat at minimum, this film would have fallen on its knees, this film needs this partnership to work and not only that to this excellent standard of at heart two very good people, that love Pam very much; it is just the older one wants the best for his daughter, but he does get along with Kevin Rawley [Owen Wilson] he is a ex-fiance of Pam's they only became friends after Pam broke it off. But this partnership got Nominated for an award MTV Movie + TV Awards 2001; MTV Movie Award; Best On-Screen Team Robert De Niro Ben Stiller.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; it knows what it is and it sticks to that which is a relatable comedy, because hopefully at some point in your life you would have to meet the potential in-laws. This film has Won 7 awards such as American Comedy Awards, USA 2001; American Comedy Award; Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Ben Stiller. 15 Nominees including at the same award ceremony/event Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Robert De Niro, I should also point out this; Academy Awards, USA 2001; Oscar Best Music, Original Song Randy Newman For the song "A Fool In Love". In the interest of fairness and balance Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2021 Nominee Blockbuster Entertainment Award Blythe Danner, at the same award ceremony/event Nominee Favorite Female - Newcomer Teri Polo. Finally all of these awards are not positive Bogey Awards, Germany 2000 Winner Bogey Award [description of this award; it is about how many people see it in a certain time; it uses a scale system top Titanium: viewed 10 million people. Platinum: 5 million people within 50 days of its release. Gold: 3 million people within 30 days. Bronze: 1 million people within 10 days and at the bottom Bogey Award: 1 million people, or 1000 people per copy, with a minimum of 25 copies, within first ten days.