ROTTEN TOMATOES: Samuel L. Jackson Rocks the Cradle

Samuel L. Jackson Rocks the Cradle

The Manny Diaries.

by Jeff Giles | November 30, 2007

Once you've co-starred in an action "comedy" with Eugene Levy, the only way to go is up -- or so you'd think. Samuel L. Jackson, apparently, has other ideas.

Variety reports that Jackson's Uppity Films has cemented its first picture deal with New Line, and it's a doozy. Titled Man That Rocks the Cradle, the Josh Cagan-scripted comedy will...well, let's just use the article's synopsis:

"Man That Rocks the Cradle" revolves around an overworked husband and father of four who decides the solution to all his problems is a live-in nanny. Jackson will play the nanny, Marion Delacroix, a reputed "kid whisperer" from the South.

Kinda makes you want to call the Post Office to find out if Sam's mail has been getting mixed up with Billy Bob Thornton's, doesn't it?

Source: Variety

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TheHerald writes:
on Nov 30 2007 05:57 AM

poor samuel

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ffamilyguy writes:
on Nov 30 2007 06:19 AM

Poor Samuel???? He will probably do a crap load of movies like this, then when he can't anymore cause no one wants him....he will retire with the hundreds of millions he got from crapy scripts like this. You think it takes a long time to shoot a comedy like that? Try about 2 to 3 weeks....4 at the most. Then he will take his 13 million and laugh at everyone who says "poor samuel".

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dahluzz writes:
on Nov 30 2007 06:32 AM

if michael keaton co-starred they could call it 'my two duds'

if the rock can sit at #1 for two weeks as a quarterbacking baby's daddy, kids will officially see anything that other kids are in. bring on john hughes to direct for some 'uncle buck' flava.

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Eat.Before.We.Eat.You writes:
on Nov 30 2007 07:19 AM

Dear god, I thought Sam Jackson was starting to do some good movies again (1408 and Black Snake Moan) after all the crap he's done recently (Ressurecting the Champ, Cleaner, Snakes on a Plane, Home of the Brave, Coach Carter, etc.), but I think my theory is true: he just takes the pile of scripts he has to choose from and shuffles them, then picks the top one. When you're randomly choosing, you're bound to get some good movies with the bad. What's happened to you; Samuel L. Jackson used to be a name you could trust.

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BuckyUnderbelly writes:
on Nov 30 2007 07:39 AM

I agree that this premise sounds doomed from the start.

However, I'm not prepared to write this one off JUST yet. In my professional capacity I've actually read some other scripts by this writer (though not this one in particular) and I can tell you that he's genuinely VERY funny. So while the set-up may sound dreadful, the jokes themselves MIGHT actually be really good.

Of course everything depends on what director they hire. And the editor. And the DP ... (As with any movie, there are a million different things that can go disastrously wrong and send any production into the toilet. With so many moving parts and so many opportunities for disaster, it really is miraculous that any good movies ever get made!)

All I'm saying is ... there's a CHANCE ... if only a very slim one ... that this movie could actually be good. I, for one, shall wait and see.

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walkingdead09 writes:
on Nov 30 2007 10:40 AM

Sammy used to be the guy, but like, Shaft happened and then the boat done left the dock and sank.

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Eldorado writes:
on Nov 30 2007 01:28 PM

Does no one remember Loaded Weapon??

Sam started doing crap, he will finish doing crap.. unfortunately..

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randal1013 writes:
on Nov 30 2007 05:41 PM

"Kinda makes you want to call the Post Office to find out if Sam's mail has been getting mixed up with Billy Bob Thornton's, doesn't it?"

you mean rob schnieder.

i could see the tagline: rob schnieder is....the nanny! but sam jackson? what the hell is he thinking? is he on drugs?

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walkingdead09 writes:
on Nov 30 2007 08:06 PM

Rob Scneider is a dup a dur a dup a dur

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CowboyMovieJunkie26 writes:
on Dec 02 2007 03:53 PM

I think there was an interview with Sam Jackson awhile back right before Snakes on A Plane came out and he just does whatever the hell he wants and doesnt give a damn about winning an oscar even though he should have got it for Pulp Fiction. But whatever. There's still Denzel, Will, and Morgan. All hope is not lost

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