The film doesn't succeed on any level.
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07/05/05
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The Pacifier (2005)
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Reviews Counted: 126
Fresh: 26
Rotten:100
Average Rating: 3.8/10
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 of seal team-leader Shane Wolf (Diesel).... [More]
Starring: Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham, Faith Ford, Carol Kane
Director: Adam Shankman
Reviews for The Pacifier
Top Critic
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
Top Critic For what it is--lazily written fluff--the film's extremely entertaining.
03/24/05
It's almost as if the writers got carried away with brainstorming all the funny things they could do with Vin Diesel's character.
11/01/06
At one point, Diesel literally wades into a rancid sewer and emerges covered in feces, an image that sadly doubles as a metaphor for his career.
09/26/05
Frankly, to call The Pacifier a "cookie cutter" movie is an insult to the folks who actually make cookie cutters.
07/09/05
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
Children under the age of 12 and teenagers who never set foot in a library might get some cheap thrills out of this refuse.
06/28/05
The Pacifier is typically Disney: non-offensive to the point of banality.
06/23/05
...perfect for less-discriminating viewers, and those who just want a 98-minute respite from using their brain.
06/18/05
The good news is that the film accelerates just when Vin Diesel’s acting ability starts to wane.
06/07/05
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