Old Soaks

New Statesman › August 03, 2009

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Summary

While Sideways is notable for its offbeat originality, the week's other releases are dominated by sequels, remakes and rip-offs. Meet the Fockers is the money-spinning follow-up to Meet the Parents in which Robert De Niro's tight-assed CIA retiree spends a hellish weekend getting "Fockerised" by his hippy-dippy future in-laws, overplayed with gusto by Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand.

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Old Soaks

film

Old soaks

A treat to be savoured and a rash of rehashes

Sideways (15) Meet the Fockers (12A) Assault on Precinct 13 (15) Creep (18)

Having already popped its cork with several awards including a Golden Globe for Best Film (Musical or Comedy)...

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