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TV Guide Magazine by Angel Cohn
Most of the occasional chuckles are provided by the spunky York, who really gives Diesel a run for his money.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
30
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
With no real comedy to enjoy, it's torture to watch Diesel undergo a predictable change from emotionless soldier to loving family man. Makes you want to spit out your pacifier in disgust.
30
Director Adam Shankman (Bringing Down the House) can't block a sight gag to save his life.
38
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
Offensive because it offers little more than unleavened stupidity in the place of the family-friendly action and comedy it promises.
50
The New York Times by Janet Maslin
Mr. Diesel could not have succeeded as a genre-switcher without the proven television talents of the film's able ensemble.
60
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Has sufficient mayhem to please Diesel's action fans while allowing the star to reach out to family audiences.
40
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
Vin Diesel is out of his element in this lame family comedy.
20
Austin Chronicle by Marrit Ingman
Is it funny? Not for a minute.
38
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
Cheerful but mind-numbing.
50
Dallas Observer by Robert Wilonsky
Here's a bizarre hodgepodge of influences: "Kindergarten Cop" meets "Sound of Music," filtered through the Hulk Hogan movie "Mr. Nanny." The formula, by now so overused it's actually formless, is pure Disney