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Meet the Parents
73
Metascore
33 reviews · Provided by
Metacritic.com
90
Variety
Todd McCarthy
Variety
Todd McCarthy
A flat-out hilarious mainstream comedy.
90
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
This buoyant, giddy comedy of catastrophe is the funniest film of the year so far, possibly the most amusing mainstream live-action comedy since "There's Something About Mary."
80
Salon
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon
Stephanie Zacharek
De Niro's performance works because it isn't exactly likable -- he's totally at ease with his own jokes, but he's not out to make us feel relaxed.
75
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
These two actors have a kind of genius for dark comedy: Stiller for suffering through crises and De Niro for creating them.
75
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
Part sitcom, part comedy of manners - but it lacks the courage to deal honestly with class and ethnicity.
75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
Stiller is enjoyably long-suffering, and De Niro convinces us that Attila the Hun would make a preferable father-in-law.
70
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
This is a high-concept comedy, and none of the jokes are forced, which makes Meet the Parents a singular achievement.
70
Film.com
Robert Horton
Film.com
Robert Horton
While this movie is no great advance in cinema comedy, it is rewardingly silly.
70
L.A. Weekly
Paul Malcolm
L.A. Weekly
Paul Malcolm
While Stiller and De Niro can play hilariously off one another, the film -- despite its happy ending -- feels unresolved.
67
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Ultimately passable movie entertainment, but like most future in-laws leaves a feeling of something still desired.
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