It’s more absurd, crude and irrational than the ones before it, but Little Fockers — the third installment in the Meet the Parents franchise — can’t hold a candle to the beloved original, or even the mediocre sequel.
The plot of Little Fockers, more than anything else, is an excuse to get a bunch of talented actors into one film. Ben Stiller stars once again as Greg Focker, who's still married to Pam (Teri Polo) and has two kids. They live a dreadfully stereotypical marriage, and things are going just fine. Then the overbearing father-in-law, Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro), invites himself back into their lives. Jack has some heart problems, and realizing that he won’t be around forever, he tells Greg that he is next in line to take over the family. Yes, Greg will someday become the “Godfocker.”
This leads to a mess of bad jokes and unnecessary cameos, the most notable coming from Harvey Keitel. De Niro and Keitel teaming up again? I hate to ruin it for you, but Little Fockers is no Taxi Driver.
