A thoroughly misguided, unfunny film.
Baby Geniuses (1999)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:0
Rotten:9
Average Rating:2.4/10
Consensus: Flat direction and actors who look embarrassed to be onscreen make Baby Geniuses worse than the premise suggests.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: When two doctors (Kathleen Turner and Christopher Lloyd) set out to dominate the world once they discover they can crack the code to a secret baby language, it is only two-year-old Sly and his twin... When two doctors (Kathleen Turner and Christopher Lloyd) set out to dominate the world once they discover they can crack the code to a secret baby language, it is only two-year-old Sly and his twin brother Whit who can stop them. When their first attempt fails and Sly gets captured, Whit rallies a group of foster babies at the home for special children to rescue Sly and squash the doctor's evil plot. Goofy comedy will appeal to those with a taste for the unusual. Directed by Bob Clark (A CHRISTMAS STORY, PORKY'S.) [More]
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Peter MacNicol, Kim Cattrall
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Peter MacNicol, Kim Cattrall, Ruby Dee
Director: Bob Clark
Director: Bob Clark
Producer: Steven Paul
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Reviews for Baby Geniuses
The hokey dialogue and witless physical gags keep everything painful and hectoring.
If the remainder of this century will bring a lamer film than Baby Geniuses, may I please be in Estonia when it comes.
I'll admit to chuckling a few times during the proceedings, but it's not worth losing 1 1/2 hours of one's life for a few minutes of amusement.
One way to get through Baby Geniuses is to think about whether it really is the worst movie you've ever seen. Probably not, but pretty darn close.
Story? Who cares. Character development? That's for show-offs. Funny dialogue? Too hard to write. These babies can talk!!
Bad films are easy to make, but a film as unpleasant as Baby Geniuses achieves a kind of grandeur.
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April 04, 2007:
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