Little Fockers Review
This is the story about Greg (Ben Stiller) and Pam Focker (Teri Polo), from Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers. In this third series Greg and Pam are busy arranging for their twin’s 5th birthday party, which means the in-laws will be coming for a visit. Pam’s dad, Jack (Robert De Niro) the ex-CIA , hard-nosed, very suspicious man, will be watching his son-in-law Greg the whole time, just waiting for him to make some sort of mistake. However, there’s more pressure this time with Jack’s visit. De Niro tells Greg of his plan to turn Greg into his successor as the head of the family, he calls him, “The Godfocker.” We now see how Greg has to live up to his new title, and how he handles the pressure from his father-in-law.
Rating: Three out of five buckets
Release Date: April 5, 2011
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: Older teenagers
Sexual Content: Excessive
Violent Content: None
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Talking Points:
The movie has an all star cast, to name a few; Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Owen Wilson and Jessica Alba. They were all funny at times and entertaining.
Dealing with in-laws can sometimes be difficult and uncomfortable. However, through all the comedy and slapstick humor in this movie, there is an underlying message of the importance of family, and fidelity. Hopefully, the message will get through to the viewers.
Sexual Content: Excessive
Throughout the whole movie there are sexual references and comments. For example:
- Much of the storyline is focused on Greg’s relationship with Andi (Jessica Alba), a cute, flirtatious, pharmaceutical rep.,who recruits Greg to be a spokesperson for Sustengo, an erectile dysfunction drug for men with heart problems. Of course with this drug there are many jokes and sexual references that kids don’t need to hear.
- Greg’s mom hosts a sex-therapy show, this was another source for sexual jokes in the movie, ones I won’t even mention on air.
Profanity: Moderate
With the family name Focker, that says enough right there. Many jokes were triggered with this name, while many other swear words were used as well.
Overall this was a predictable, entertaining movie with a lot slapstick humor throughout the movie. For people that have enjoyed the previous movies, they will most likely like this one too. Parents need to know the movie is filled with sexual references before sending their kids. I would say it’s okay for older teenagers.
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