a mediocre little time-killer...a schizoid script that is two-thirds culture-clash comedy and one-third uninspired action flick.
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02/28/05
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
All in all, Man of the House lives up (or is that down?) to the blandness of its title.
02/27/05
90 minutes with a few routine chase sequences but without a single laugh represents a poor way to spend a looooooong evening.
02/27/05
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02/27/05
Snoozer of a movie.
02/27/05
It's frequently almost cute, almost funny, almost touching. Give it one cheer.
02/27/05
There was a time when you'd see Tommy Lee Jones and R. Lee Ermey in a movie and say, "Well, it can't be all bad." Those days are gone forever.
02/27/05
...a languishing farce...the welcoming cleavage of the strutting tasty tarts aren’t enough to breathe life into this interminable Texas-style football fable
02/26/05
Everything's bigger in the Lone Star State. Steaks. Football. And really, really bad movies.
02/26/05
Top CriticSharp instructs the girls on the evils of term-paper plagiarism and the importance of dressing to cover their navels.
02/26/05
Top CriticLike watching a long episode of a bad TV sitcom.
02/26/05
The movie is awesome only in its predictability.
02/26/05
Man of the House isn’t offensive, but it’s a waste of time, potential, and, well, cheerleader cinema.
02/26/05
[O]ne... wonder[s] exactly what Jones has done to believe his soul requires the scouring power of a Mel Gibson-style self-flagellation.
02/26/05
Not so much terrible as mediocre, a frail and obvious bit of fluff--sort of like a feature-length version of a one-season network sitcom.
02/26/05
There's little to cheer about in this disappointing action comedy.
02/26/05
It's not a perfect film, by far, but Jones' playful banter with his cheerleading charges remains light and just this side of predictable.
02/25/05
Sitcom-style trifle proves more than passably amusing.
02/25/05
Top CriticDespite having a comeptent director, it's a slap-dash thing, with Cedric not really fitting into the main story.
02/25/05
Suppressing laughter when I first heard about this film may rank among the most difficult challenges I have ever faced in the line of duty. And I’ve interviewed Vincent Gallo.
02/25/05
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