The Pacifier (2005)

An Absolute Delight Could have Been Better

An absolute delight but could have been better. This Film was a delight for all ages and all audiences but there could have been better scenes and the movie itself could have been a little more practical. otherwise i recommend it for everyone and say that its very clean with a little bit of everything. The movie starts out with a tough mean looking navy seal whose assignment is to 'babysit' some children. he must do this because the father holds very important information and he has been kidnapped. the mother must go away for a few days and so Mr. Shane Wolfe (vin Diesel) is stuck with a babysitting job. and of course after a few days Shane gets used to handling the teens and diapers and toddlers in the household.... This is a fun filled adventure good for the whole family! October 12, 2008

Paci

Who wouldn't love this movie! It's awesome and the whole family can enjoy it. September 18, 2008

Vin Diesel is the most EPIC actor of my generation

Pound for Pound, Vin Diesel is the best actor in Hollywood. With such critical acclaim from Fast and Furious, Chronicles of Riddick 1,2, &3...11, Saving Private Ryan (Caparzo, the guy who gets taken out by a sniper. He is without question very EPIC and if you didnt pick up the sarcasm, you probably wont enjoy his finer works in A Man Apart, XXX, and Boiler Room. But if you enjoy Lady in the Water, you'll enjoy Vin's entire catalogue. August 29, 2008

Good Quality Family Entertainment

In an age when most of what's on television is not worth watching, we've turned to buying DVD's and creating our own television programing. "The Pacifer" was a great addition to our library. It is one film we will definitely watch several times. April 24, 2008

Kindergarten Copy

I don't understand Vin Diesel. He starts off as a goofy-looking breakdancer, builds up muscles and a glass-swallowing voice, becomes an action-flick superstar, and then he makes this flaming pile of cow flop. What? He couldn't have made another Riddick movie? Fast and the Furious 12 not looking like a good career move? The Pacifier surely wasn't a better option.

Anyway, much like Arnold Schwarzanegger doing "Kindergarten Cop", Sly Stallone doing "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot", and Pacino doing "Scent of a Woman", Vin Diesel sold his acting sole for the almighty dollar.

Now his grisled voice makes him sound less like a tough guy, and more like a someone from Dateline's "To Catch A Predator". Great.

I'm not even sure I watched the entire movie because the sheer vapid nature and banality of this movie caused me to go into a boredom-coma. What I did catch, however, was the fact that Diesel plays a former Navy Seal who is assigned to protect some spoiled brats who deserve a beating. It's nothing but Kindergarten Cop in a different setting, complete with the military order shouting and incredibly corny lines meant to make slow children and awkwardly unaware foreigners laugh. The other thing I noticed was that Vin Diesel is incredibly unfunny, and has probably never told a successful joke in his life. In each scene he appeared to be looking for a car to race, a Russian terrorist to attack, or someone to beat-up.

If you like this movie, please never recommend a movie to me. March 7, 2008

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