It tells you right up front what kind of 90 minutes you're in for - the over-used, aged, and annoying song "Walkin' on Sunshine" plays over the opening, and PAUSES so we can clearly hear a four year old boy peeing, then flush the toilet. Then the song resumes. This is the focus of the story from this point, and they're just making it clear up front. Partway through there is a pointless flashback, used only to show how a man doesn't like changing diapers. What brilliant screenwriting. What's really funny about this movie is if you take out the jokes about peeing, pooping, farting, falling, kicks to the crotch or other sensitive areas, and change the kids from gremlins who do nothing but run around screaming into more realistic children, it might actually be humorous, but of course it would only be twenty minutes long.
There is not one original sentiment. One of the few times I laughed was when Jeff Garlin's character, in response to how unimpressive their child care license certificate is, says "that's gonna be laminated." Of course, the filmmakers ruin it by having him yell out "LAMINATED" as he leaves that room, making it no longer funny. Steve Zahn does the best he can with an underwritten part, though brilliant comic actor that he is, even he can't do much to rescue this garbage. Eddie Murphy should probably start reading scripts again, because I'm pretty sure he didn't read this one. He saw a potential for comedy and signed up based on that. Unfortunately, no one else bothered to follow through. I recognized this movie for what it was when it came out, and would never have bothered to see it, except someone loaned it to friend of mine and there was nothing else to do that night.
There is not one original sentiment. One of the few times I laughed was when Jeff Garlin's character, in response to how unimpressive their child care license certificate is, says "that's gonna be laminated." Of course, the filmmakers ruin it by having him yell out "LAMINATED" as he leaves that room, making it no longer funny. Steve Zahn does the best he can with an underwritten part, though brilliant comic actor that he is, even he can't do much to rescue this garbage. Eddie Murphy should probably start reading scripts again, because I'm pretty sure he didn't read this one. He saw a potential for comedy and signed up based on that. Unfortunately, no one else bothered to follow through. I recognized this movie for what it was when it came out, and would never have bothered to see it, except someone loaned it to friend of mine and there was nothing else to do that night.