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Little Fockers

LITTLE FOCKERS (Paul Weitz). 98 minutes. Opens December 22. For times, theatres and trailers, see Movies. Rating: NN


Little Fockers arrives six years after Meet The Fockers for more predictable in-law-from-hell hijinks.

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Now raising five-year-old twins with his wife Pam (Teri Polo), Gaylord “Greg” Focker (Ben Stiller) once again raises the suspicions of Pam’s dad, retired CIA agent Jack (Robert De Niro), who’s come for the twins’ birthday party.

Various storylines about an erectile dysfunction pill, a sexy drug rep (Jessica Alba) and Pam’s ex (Owen Wilson) clumsily intersect, creating some funny moments.

The actors are fine enough – Stiller makes a great straight man, and Wilson takes his airhead act to a blissful new level – but the script is a mess. The writers set up situations that never pay off, including a pre-school run by a hyperactive Laura Dern, and a bad contractor situation that reunites De Niro with his Taxi Driver/Mean Streets co-star Harvey Keitel. Director Paul Weitz doesn’t know what to do with them (there’s no “You talkin’ to me?” gag), which is a Focking waste.

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