Fails on both an emotional and comedic level.
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06/25/05
The Pacifier (2005)
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Reviews Counted:126
Fresh:26
Rotten:100
Average Rating:3.7/10
Consensus: Vin Diesel parodies his tough guy image for the family audience, but the result is only moderately amusing.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Vin Diesel is great as a navy seal turned babysitter in this kid-friendly action comedy. A botched rescue mission (brimming with stunts) results in the death of a scientist and the hospitalization... [More]
Starring: Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham, Faith Ford, Carol Kane
Director: Adam Shankman
Reviews for The Pacifier
Top CriticThe film doesn't succeed on any level.
07/05/05
Basically, this is Big Vin’s Kindergarten Cop and your enjoyment of it will depend on just how much of a Vin fan you are.
05/26/05
Abysmal.
04/19/05
Top CriticFor what it is--lazily written fluff--the film's extremely entertaining.
03/24/05
Well there's 91 minutes of my life I'll never get back.
03/03/05
The Pacifier provides passable, albeit predictable, family fare sure to please the kids without forcing their adult counterparts to whine like babies.
03/04/05
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03/12/05
Blah comedy.
03/04/05
The easily entertained may be mollified by this unimaginative variation on Kindergarten Cop, but anyone expecting more than formulaic pabulum will feel a temper tantrum coming on long before the film makes its way to the predictably happy ending.
03/04/05
As stinky as the diapers star Vin Diesel constantly keeps sticking his hands in.
03/04/05
I realize this is The Pacifier and not Vera Drake, but how this film strains credulity smacks of contempt for a paying audience
07/04/05
Pacifiers are made to appease toddlers, but for the movie version, even that may be a stretch.
03/04/05
Pacifying, not exciting, is this movie's unalterable mission.
03/04/05
Will sate teens and younger audiences and at least not shame their accompanying guardians.
03/03/05
Maybe it’s a good thing the film is nearly a complete wreck, because it does provide a strong reminder just how much care and effort went into Kindergarten Cop.
03/03/05
The good news is that the film accelerates just when Vin Diesel’s acting ability starts to wane.
06/07/05
A formulaic Disney comedy.
03/04/05
Vin Diesel has a lot of charm and he's not worried about looking foolish (which is a good thing because he looks foolish a lot).
03/08/05
You can see the fingerprints of lots of other projects on The Pacifier, so the surprise is that the movie is as sweet and endearing as it is.
03/03/05
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