DVD Review: Little Fockers

Rated PG13 for innuendo, brief violence, some language

Starring Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Robert DeNiro, Barbara Streisand, Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Alba, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner

5 years have passed, story-wise, since we last had an encounter with Greg Focker. Not only is Greg a loving husband to his wife Pam, but he is also a doting dad to their almost 5 year old twins Samantha and Henry and he is the head nurse at the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

After learning that Dr. Bob - the husband of Pam's sister Debbie - has been having an ongoing affair for quite some time, Greg's father-in-law Jack says that in the event of his passing, it is now Greg's duty to carry the family through hard times, referring to him as "The God-Focker."

In an effort to impress Jack, Greg attempts to send his kids to the elite Early Human School, however it is quite expensive and in order to help cover the expense, Greg gives in to a pretty, peppy young pharmaceutical rep named Andi and agrees to help promote a new erectile dysfunction drug for older men with a heart condition. However, he is a bit embarrassed by the product and the more he keeps hush about it, along with him spending quite a bit of time with Andi, the ex-CIA agent in Jack get suspicious and begins thinking that Greg is cheating on Pam.

Everything boils down the week of the twin's 5th birthday party, which Greg's eccentric and free-spirited parents are also in town for.

Little Fockers is filled with much of the same humor as the previous installment of this series, Meet the Fockers. Honestly though, while there where some laughs and it did have it's moments (not to mention the kids are pretty cute too!), this film wasn't really necessary. See it if you liked the rest of the franchise, otherwise feel free to skip it - you're not missing much.