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03/07/05
Man of the House (2005)
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Reviews Counted:60
Fresh:5
Rotten:55
Average Rating:3.3/10
Consensus: A high-concept movie that plays out like a mediocre TV sitcom.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A startling mixture of giggling T&A, old man/young girl bonding, bloody violence, and gross-out humor, this drama-action-comedic soufflé could comes courtesy director Stephen Herek (MISTER... [More]
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Archer, Brian Van Holt, Christina Milian
Director: Stephen Herek
Reviews for Man of the House
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03/05/05
Top CriticIt all feels like something Troy McClure could star in.
03/04/05
Dull comedy.
03/03/05
None of the girls are demonstrably embarrassed to be in the film, which speaks to either their work ethic or their poor taste.
03/03/05
I venture that this is not what we really want from Tommy Lee Jones.
03/03/05
Note to movie producers: If a script contains a gag in which someone shoves his hand up a cow’s *******, do us all a favor and just don’t make the movie. Please.
03/03/05
it could have been worse. That's all I'm sayin'.
03/02/05
If nothing else, Man of the House permits older viewers to ogle younger actresses under the excuse that they’re going to that new Tommy Lee Jones film.
03/01/05
This is a movie with a solid lead actor, appealing supporting actresses, a reasonably good idea -- but nothing else. These things don't just write themselves, you know.
03/01/05
This isn’t so much a bad film as it is a dead one.
02/28/05
It's got a lot of small movies bouncing around inside it, but there's no big movie on the outside.
02/28/05
Even if the girls weren't exactly what you'd expect ... their misadventures are.
02/28/05
Though there isn't much to recommend Man of the House, there's really no reason to warn people off of it, either.
02/28/05
Mindless, vapid fare.
02/28/05
Straight-to- video-quality mess.
02/28/05
Herek keeps things moving and throws in some lively action sequences but keeps the emphasis on the amusing and affectionate relationships between Jones and the girls.
02/28/05
Top CriticThough predictability runs all through this House, it works up a modest charm thanks to the emergence of likable, individualized characters.
02/28/05
A high concept that goes nowhere.
02/28/05
Top CriticJones basset hound looks are put to good use in making this comedy better than it should have been
02/28/05
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