March 1, 2009
Albert Brooks is by far the funniest thing about this film, it?s an easy watching film, but very much a no brainer.
Albert Brooks, Candice Bergen, David Suchet
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers.
DVD Release Date: October 7, 2003
Stats: 411 reviews
Flixster Reviews (411)
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March 11, 2008I must make sure to add the original to my Netflix queue -- now closiing in on 400 movies! I would love to see what Alan Arkin and Peter Falk made of this idea. I have to admit that I was very skeptical of the pairing of Albert Brooks and Michael Douglas -- two of my other favo...( read more)
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July 1, 2008An adequate remake...Douglas shines but Brooks is outplayed by the original actor, Alan Arkin in the dentist role...mildy entertaining shtick
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June 27, 2007A small yet funny film which like everything nowadays is a re-used storyline. Fun film to watch
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November 3, 2009I like how this movie retans the spirit of the original - very silly but also very enjoyable!
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July 28, 2009The beginning was a bit confusing as you don't know if you're watching an action movie or a comedy. I found Albert Brooks character to be amazingly unoriginal as the phobic recluse guy has been way overused in the past years. I still laughed at some places there and there but not...( read more)
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June 14, 2009This movie has a lot of good laughs in it and some fine comic performances. In his TCM tribute to his father Michael Douglas says that when he was starting out in the picture business he avoided taking roles as action heroes because he did not want comparison with his fath...( read more)
Critic Reviews
May 23, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
May 23, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Everything sly and low-key about The In-Laws, a 1979 comedy about a dentist and a rogue CIA agent with nothing in common except that the son of one is marrying the daughter of the other, is supersized... full review
May 23, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The remake knows the moves but lacks the recklessness. full review
May 23, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
A vehicle for Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks that manages to bring out the most annoying aspects of their respective personalities. full review
May 22, 2003
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
It's as if the director, Andrew Fleming, and the screenwriters, Nat Mauldin and Ed Solomon, set out to make a movie that would be mediocre in every respect. If so, they have completely succeeded. full review
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January 11, 2008Official sites for The In-Laws (2003)
http://thein-laws.warnerbros.com/
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