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LITTLE FOCKERSMovie Reviews
Comedy, and sequel to other movies featuring the Focker clan, about a man trying to prove himself to his overbearing father-in-law as his twins' enormous 10th birthday party looms. Cast:Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Teri Polo, Blythe DannerDirector:Paul WeitzRelease Date:December 22, 2010DVD Release:April 5, 2011From:UniversalRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 50 min
Little Fockers played to poor reviews. • Carrie Rickey wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...the humor is sporadic, with Viagra jokes that don't provoke laughs so much as cringes... The million-dollar cast doesn't make the vulgar penny-ante jokes any funnier." • And Katey Rich wrote for Cinema Blend, "...feels so uninspired it's a wonder it even exists at all." More Reviews Below...
Little Fockers Positive Reviews (43 Reviews, reviews below)
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: FAIR(cg) "...when a wink-wink movie is reduced to the alleged hilarity of a little boy accidentally observing his father inject his grandpa's penis (O poor Bobby D!)..."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 301 words, 12/24/10
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: POOR(cg) "...defines uncalled for. 'Little Fockers' is upchuckingly unfunny.... If there is another sequel, it better be called 'Fock the Fockers.' "(See all of Peter Travers's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 124 words, 12/24/10
Claudia Puig, USA Today: MODERATE(cg) "...the effort is wearing thin.... There are viable flashes of comedy in the franchise. But with each movie, they grow increasingly dim."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 534 words, 12/22/10
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: MODERATE(cg) "It is what it is. It's comfort food for the masses - an unthreatening comedy with familiar faces doing pretty much the same things they have done in two previous excursions."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 791 words, 12/20/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (11 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: POOR "How do you top Ms. Streisand and Mr. Hoffman playing at being the happy, sexy hippie couple for easy jokes? You don't. Apparently, you don't even try..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 625 words, 12/22/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...the comedy's gone missing, the puns are tortured... The sheer pleasure of the first film in 2000... has officially gone kaput.... a flaccid mess..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 678 words, 12/22/10
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: WEAK(cg) "The more De Niro throws himself into the reaction shots and the mugging, the more you wonder if he's really having a good time with this desperate material."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 410 words, 12/22/10
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: POOR(cg) "De Niro is reduced to shilling for the cheapest of laughs... a complete Focking waste of time. Can we please stop meeting these parents?"(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 685 words, 12/22/10
Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "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."(See all of Glenn Sumi's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 171 words, 12/23/10
KEY CITIES (16 Reviews)
Sean O'Connell, Washington Post: POOR(cg) "How bad is the third installment of the 'Meet the Parents' franchise?... How is it possible that I'm more embarrassed for De Niro than he seems to be for himself?"(See all of Sean O'Connell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 659 words, 12/22/10
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: MODERATE(cg) "...the humor is sporadic, with Viagra jokes that don't provoke laughs so much as cringes... The million-dollar cast doesn't make the vulgar penny-ante jokes any funnier."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 375 words, 12/22/10
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "...a semi-painful, semi-amusing sequel that reunites the battling in-laws.... Some of it induces laughter; some of it induces squirms."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 555 words, 12/22/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: WEAK(cg) "...the whole set-up just isn't very funny.... the engine that drives these movies, the Stiller-DeNiro dynamic, sputters on the cheap gas in the tank."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 539 words, 12/22/10
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: POOR(cg) "...a sad, broken, defeated thing, seasonal depression on celluloid.... isn't just beating a dead horse, it's pulverizing the carcass."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 504 words, 12/22/10
Christopher Kelly, Arizona Republic: POOR(cg) "...screenwriters John Hamburg and Larry Stuckey pile on the puerile sight gags and struggle to come up with new ways to humiliate a bunch of performers..."(See all of Christopher Kelly's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 506 words, 12/22/10
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: MODERATE(cg) "The parents have been met; the Fockers have paid their dues. Time to let all parties retreat with what little dignity they have left."(See all of Chris Vognar's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 445 words, 12/22/10
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: WEAK(cg) "Is there a statute of limitations for how many good actors can be wasted in a bad movie? ...more than routinely depressing."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 588 words, 12/22/10
Clint O'Connor, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: FAIR(cg) "The only thing that keeps you from running screaming from the theater is that De Niro, Stiller and Wilson still have charm to spare and manage to squeeze a few laughs out..."(See all of Clint O'Connor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 382 words, 12/22/10
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: WEAK(cg) "There's no point whatsoever... Streisand, at least, seems to be having a good time in her few scenes, as does Hoffman. Glad somebody was having fun."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 359 words, 12/21/10
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: WEAK(cg) "...disappointing.... if instead of story and characters, your movie wish list includes projectile vomiting and erection gags, this lump of coal has your name on it."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 298 words, 12/22/10
Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: POOR(cg) "You can get whiplash from vigorously shaking your head at what talented folks agree to do in 'Little Fockers.' Oh, and Ben Stiller, too."(See all of Steve Persall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 431 words, 12/23/10
Tom Long, Detroit News: MODERATE(cg) "The jokes are a bit randy, the situations and characters familiar, the touching moments false but fitting. It's all as formulaic as weak egg nog..."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 357 words, 12/22/10
Katey Rich, Cinema Blend: POOR(cg) "With its reliance on easy gags and utter lack of narrative 'Little Fockers' feels so uninspired it's a wonder it even exists at all."(See all of Katey Rich's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 575 words, 12/22/10
Nick Schager, Slant: POOR(cg) "Lacks laughs, coherence, and a reason to exist... simply rehashes the dynamics of the original 'Meet the Parents,' except with more cock jokes."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 386 words, 12/21/10
Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "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."(See all of Glenn Sumi's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 171 words, 12/23/10
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: POOR "How do you top Ms. Streisand and Mr. Hoffman playing at being the happy, sexy hippie couple for easy jokes? You don't. Apparently, you don't even try..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 625 words, 12/22/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...the comedy's gone missing, the puns are tortured... The sheer pleasure of the first film in 2000... has officially gone kaput.... a flaccid mess..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 678 words, 12/22/10
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: POOR "I suffered through 'Little Fockers,' wishing that I could have periodontal surgery instead... If they make any more of these movies, they might as well kill me."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 501 words, 12/22/10
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "...focking dismal.... this is definitely the least and hopefully the last of a franchise that started amusingly enough a decade ago but has now officially overstayed its welcome."(See all of Todd McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 727 words, 12/19/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...the comedy's gone missing, the puns are tortured... The sheer pleasure of the first film in 2000... has officially gone kaput.... a flaccid mess..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 678 words, 12/22/10
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: POOR "How do you top Ms. Streisand and Mr. Hoffman playing at being the happy, sexy hippie couple for easy jokes? You don't. Apparently, you don't even try..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 625 words, 12/22/10
17.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Little Fockers's reviews are separated by an average 17.3 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Little Fockers's reviews cover 70.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 21,365 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 497 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Little Fockers Coverage, Volume & Length (43 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 1.6 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Little Fockers's reviews on average broke 1.6 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Little Fockers's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Little Fockers (43 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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