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Senior Citizens Hoffman, Streisand, DeNiro, Danner
Break Movie Record with Meet the Fockers
1/3/05 - Editor's Note:
The original story below was written on Dec. 28. The Fockers, however,
continued to set new attendance records on New Year's Eve and New Year's
Day.
 Dec.
28, 2004 Four senior citizens, led by Dustin Hoffman, 67, and Barbra
Streisand, 62, hit the movie screen in a big way this week with the
number one movie, Meet the Fockers. This sequel to the 2000 hit Meet
the Parents, took in almost $45 million on the Christmas weekend and
broke the record for Christmas Day.
Meet the Fockers reunites the original cast,
including senior citizens Robert DiNiro, 62, and Blythe Danner, 61,as
the uptight parents of Ben Stillers fiancιe Teri Polo. Barbra Streisand
and Hoffman star as the Stiller's parents, Roz and Bernie Focker.
Streisand, many say, is perfect playing the role of
a sex therapist for senior citizens.
The simple story line, according to Yahoo Movies,
is that having given permission to male nurse Greg Focker (Stiller) to
wed his daughter (Polo), ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes (DeNiro) and his wife
(Danner) travel to Detroit to "meet the parents", who this time around
are Mr. and Mrs. Focker (Hoffman and Streisand), who are as different
from them as can be.
Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman steal the show
in this silly sequel to "Meet the Parents," says Stephanie Zacharek in
her review for
Salon.com.
If there's any reason to bother with "Meet the
Fockers," it's to see Hoffman and Streisand as the kind of parents who
are so open and loving that they can't help embarrassing their kid.
Hoffman gives a relaxed, affectionate performance, playing a dad who
loves his son so much he doesn't know when to shut up, she writes.
And Streisand is a lovely, warm presence here. She's one of those rare
actresses who looks youthful precisely because she's not afraid to look
her age. Her figure is softly defined; her face has luscious contours,
instead of the tight, chiseled look that so many actresses seem to
strive for when they hit their 50s. And at a time when movies strive to
represent a panoply of ethnicities and religions, all blended together
so the distinctions between us all are safely diminished, Streisand is
still refreshingly true to her roots, said Zacharek
The movie is rated PG-13.
Click here to the
official site for more information.
New York Times
 
Funny Movie, December 27, 2004
Reviewer: bjfinucane
This is a good light movie with interesting, talented actors and a good
number of laughs. The first movie was funnier, but this one provides
Hoffman and Streisand in interesting and funny roles. It was nice to see
Streisand back in a comedic role, which she handled very well. I thought
Hoffman was great. DeNiro was a bit too much of a repeat of the first
film, but what else was he going to do? He still provides some good
laughs. Blythe Danner is a very good actress and, with a somewhat larger
role, she provides more in this movie than the first one.
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