Has sufficient mayhem to please Diesel's action fans while allowing the star to reach out to family audiences.
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Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
Here's a bizarre hodgepodge of influences: "Kindergarten Cop" meets "Sound of Music," filtered through the Hulk Hogan movie "Mr. Nanny." The formula, by now so overused it's actually formless, is pure Disney
Mr. Diesel could not have succeeded as a genre-switcher without the proven television talents of the film's able ensemble.
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The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Vin Diesel is out of his element in this lame family comedy.
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TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
Most of the occasional chuckles are provided by the spunky York, who really gives Diesel a run for his money.
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Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Cheerful but mind-numbing.
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ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Offensive because it offers little more than unleavened stupidity in the place of the family-friendly action and comedy it promises.
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Washington PostDesson Thomson
Washington PostDesson Thomson
With no real comedy to enjoy, it's torture to watch Diesel undergo a predictable change from emotionless soldier to loving family man. Makes you want to spit out your pacifier in disgust.