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.
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05/26/05
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
For what it is--lazily written fluff--the film's extremely entertaining.
03/24/05
Fails on both an emotional and comedic level.
06/25/05
Top CriticThe film doesn't succeed on any level.
07/05/05
Abysmal.
04/19/05
Top CriticThe Pacifier provides passable, albeit predictable, family fare sure to please the kids without forcing their adult counterparts to whine like babies.
03/04/05
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
A shrewd attempt to humanize Vin Diesel, who has been floundering in bloated action blockbusters.
03/11/05
...perfect for less-discriminating viewers, and those who just want a 98-minute respite from using their brain.
06/18/05
The Pacifier is really hilarious and one of my favorite films so far this year.
03/13/05
Vin Diesel reports to diaper duty in the charmingly dippy Disney flick The Pacifier. Diesel’s willingness to appear foolish lends this movie its offbeat appeal
03/05/05
Is Vin Diesel stiff and one-note? Yes, but comedy is about reactions. What’s funny is the kids reacting to him, not his hammy antics.
03/03/05
This moderately amusing family comedy is one of those movies that is better if you don't think about it.
03/03/05
Diesel seems to talk at half-speed most of the time, and doesn't exactly have a natural comic sensibility, but he works hard with a cast of great kids.
05/13/05
a nice, safe family film
07/22/05
Has sufficient mayhem to please Diesel's action fans while allowing the star to reach out to family audiences.
03/04/05
Top CriticFollowing in the footsteps of the Arnolds and the Sylvesters before him, Vin Diesel pulls off a nice comic performance in the otherwise gushy The Pacifier.
03/04/05
Moms, dads and anyone else who's nurtured children in the 21st century [will] revel in the catharsis.
03/03/05
Silly as it is, the Disney formula remains viable because it still works
03/10/05
A true family comedy with laughs for everyone and some honest insights into family dynamics.
03/04/05
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