The In-Laws (2003)

Release date: 2003-05-23
Country: USA|Germany|Canada
Language: English|French|Mandarin
Director: Andrew Fleming
Production Co: Franchise Pictures, Gerber Pictures, Furthur Films
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Rating: 5.7/10
Length: 1h 38min

Storyline

In four days, Jerry Peyser and Steve Tobias will become in-laws when their respective offspring, Melissa Peyser and Mark Tobias, get married. Married Jerry is a Chicago area podiatrist. He is risk averse to an extreme, afraid of heights including being in tall buildings and flying, even watching airline commercials. He is also extremely controlling, having organized the lavish wedding against the simple affair Melissa had envisioned. He is aggravated that he has not yet met Steve, who has missed one family function after another. Divorced Steve is a photocopy machine salesman... or so Mark says. In reality, Steve is a deep undercover CIA field agent, something that Mark knows but is unable to divulge to anyone, even Tracy and her family. His work, which has always overtaken his life, is the reason Steve has missed all these family events. Steve is unwilling to hand over reigns of his cases to his junior partner, the capable Angela Harris. Steve finally meets the Peysers, which Steve ...

Plot Keywords

remake, homosexual subtext, rogue agent, rooftop, secret agent, spoof, spy, torpedo, father son relationship, father daughter relationship, explosion, slapstick comedy, buddy, parachute, submarine, arms dealer, beach, betrayal, bridesmaid, ex husband ex wife relationship

Short Review

What we are left with is a movie that carefully aims to be all-family entertainment, but you can't imagine any family member particularly wanting to watch it.