Little Fockers

“Little Fockers” is the third in a series of mediocre “comedies” starring the same characters as in the prior two with some additions in an apparent effort to try and salvage it from the “3 strike rule”. As before, Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman star but, this time around, they are aided and abetted (as in a crime) by Owen Wilson, Jessica Alba, Laura Dern, and Harvey Keitel. Directed by Paul Weitz the film does continue the same comedy base of inept son-in-law and domineering father-in-law and the clashes among the two. I went to this film mindful of the low ratings it had received and, armed with low expectations, I found it easier to tolerate the “same old, same old”. This is not a good movie and should best be reserved for free cable or, as I was lucky (or unlucky enough) to receive, a free ticket to a screening. All I lost was time but, in all honesty, there were laughs in the film thanks to some clever lines (although not too many of them) and the charm and comic talents of Mr. DeNiro who, without him, the film would have failed even more. I give the film 2 stars and, to paraphrase the old adage “let the viewer beware”.