Metacritic reviews

A flat-out hilarious mainstream comedy.

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."

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.

These two actors have a kind of genius for dark comedy: Stiller for suffering through crises and De Niro for creating them.

Part sitcom, part comedy of manners - but it lacks the courage to deal honestly with class and ethnicity.

Stiller is enjoyably long-suffering, and De Niro convinces us that Attila the Hun would make a preferable father-in-law.

This is a high-concept comedy, and none of the jokes are forced, which makes Meet the Parents a singular achievement.

While this movie is no great advance in cinema comedy, it is rewardingly silly.

While Stiller and De Niro can play hilariously off one another, the film -- despite its happy ending -- feels unresolved.

Ultimately passable movie entertainment, but like most future in-laws leaves a feeling of something still desired.