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December 31, 2009
The Pacifier (2005)
Should I see it?
Nope.


Short Review: Aptly titled - it sucked.



Vin Diesel is the steroid version of Ernest. Instead of Ernest Goes to Camp or whatnot, we now have Vin Goes Into Space (The Chronicles of Riddick), Vin Goes To Spy School (XXX) and now finally Vin Goes To The Bottom of The Barrel.

You may be thinking that since this is supposed to be a family film that my standards should be lower. I believe it should be the opposite. When filmmakers ask to spend and hour and a half with my family, they had better have their best product to show. This pathetic mess is an insult to everyone who sees it.

To make my point, look at a movie like Uncle Buck. It is the same premise with a slightly different turn. The basic story is a fish out of water watches over a gaggle of kids for a few days. Where Uncle Buck is human and funny, this movie is contrived and just plain stupid.

This movie eagerly rushes into its gags and propped up conflicts without bothering with that pesky characterization stuff. You’re thrown into confrontations between the thick-necked Vin and the teenage kids before you even get to know the kid’s names.

The lack of engaging characters is reason the whole piece fails so miserably. It could have survived with the lower expectations given to family movies. But since there was no attempt to draw the audience in on a gut level, there is nothing to see. This sums up my review. Move on, there’s nothing to see here.


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