LITTLE FOCKERS (PG-13 for the standard penis & bodily fluids jokes): Rather than attending this, the 3rd in the Focker series about the doings & don'ts of cultural clashes (Jewish vs Christian high on the list), here are excerpts from a variety of critics:
"Any sense of joy which coursed through the first two of the series has completely evaporated."
"A film light on plot, bereft of laughs and featuring a cast who look as if they want to kill themselves."
"It's a patchy, unambitious comedy with five or six laughs, and will be passably amusing when it comes on TV."
"What terrible thing have moviegoers done to deserve yet a third outing in this series of alleged comedies?"
"Those Fockers. Did you see what I did right there? Made you think of a dirty word, didn't I? That's the only 'joke' this 3rd installment offers, and they use it over and over again."
"Lewd, vulgar and tiresome to quote from Twitter: 'I bet the Robert DeNiro of 'Taxi Driver' would shoot the Robert DeNiro of 'Little Fockers.'"
"A lackluster effort and a preposterous plot which add up to a flagging franchise that just 'jumped the shark.'"
"This deeply dislikable movie gives vulgarity a bad name."
"Bereft of any ideas at this point, these are some pretty unfunny Fockers."
"I'm guessing there will be a fourth and a fifth sequel: 'Stepfockers,' and 'Tween Fockers' or maybe even 'As Long as She's Your Second Cousin, You Can Still Focker.' Who knows? Who cares?" To be sure, I don't. And I only hope you weren't among the thousands of ninnies who paid money to bring the box office take far above that of "True Grit." (Grade: an honorific D+)
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