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Man of the House (2005)

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Reviews Counted:60

Fresh:5

Rotten:55

Average Rating:3.3/10

Consensus: A high-concept movie that plays out like a mediocre TV sitcom.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence, sexual content, crude humor and a drug reference

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 25, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $19,118,247

Synopsis: A startling mixture of giggling T&A, old man/young girl bonding, bloody violence, and gross-out humor, this drama-action-comedic soufflé could comes courtesy director Stephen Herek (MISTER... A startling mixture of giggling T&A, old man/young girl bonding, bloody violence, and gross-out humor, this drama-action-comedic soufflé could comes courtesy director Stephen Herek (MISTER HOLLAND'S OPUS, THE MIGHTY DUCKS). Cedric the Entertainer has a great bit as an ex-con who helps the ladies with some hip hop dance moves. Anne Archer plays the ranger's older love interest. And the lascivious, multi-ethnic lovelies are played by Christina Milian, Kelli Garner, Monica Keena, Paula Garces, and Vanessa Ferlito. Tommy Lee Jones stars in this action-comedy as a tough old Texas Ranger who winds up babysitting a squadron of cheerleaders when they inadvertently witness a gangster's murder. His no-nonsense ways clash with the girls' fun-filled lifestyle at first: he makes them wear seatbelts, confiscates their cell phones, beats up on any guy who comes near them (including an awestruck pizza delivery boy) and makes sure no one sneaks out of the house on dates. Eventually he discovers the girls aren't as ditzy as they first appear. They get him to loosen up a little, and even help him to patch things up with his neglected daughter (Shannon Marie Woodward). Meanwhile a crooked federal agent is out the send the girls to an early grave. MAN OF THE HOUSE was filmed in and around the University of Texas. [More]

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Archer, Brian Van Holt, Christina Milian

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Archer, Brian Van Holt, Christina Milian, Paula Garces, Monica Keena, R. Lee Ermey, Cedric the Entertainer, Kelli Garner

Director: Stephen Herek

Director: Stephen Herek
Screenwriter: Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone
Producer: Steven Reuther, Todd Garner, Allyn Stewart
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/05/05
Boston Phoenix

It all feels like something Troy McClure could star in.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
03/04/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Dull comedy.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
03/03/05
Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly

None of the girls are demonstrably embarrassed to be in the film, which speaks to either their work ethic or their poor taste.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
03/03/05
Chris Tamarri
Chris Tamarri
Village Voice

I venture that this is not what we really want from Tommy Lee Jones.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
03/03/05
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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Note to movie producers: If a script contains a gag in which someone shoves his hand up a cow’s *******, do us all a favor and just don’t make the movie. Please.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
03/03/05
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
Los Angeles CityBeat

it could have been worse. That's all I'm sayin'.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
03/02/05
David Bezanson
David Bezanson
Filmcritic.com

If nothing else, Man of the House permits older viewers to ogle younger actresses under the excuse that they’re going to that new Tommy Lee Jones film.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
03/01/05
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

This is a movie with a solid lead actor, appealing supporting actresses, a reasonably good idea -- but nothing else. These things don't just write themselves, you know.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
03/01/05
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

This isn’t so much a bad film as it is a dead one.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/28/05
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
eFilmCritic.com

It's got a lot of small movies bouncing around inside it, but there's no big movie on the outside.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
02/28/05
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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Even if the girls weren't exactly what you'd expect ... their misadventures are.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/28/05
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Though there isn't much to recommend Man of the House, there's really no reason to warn people off of it, either.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
02/28/05
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Mindless, vapid fare.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
02/28/05
Debra Birnbaum
Debra Birnbaum
New York Post

Straight-to- video-quality mess.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
02/28/05
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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Herek keeps things moving and throws in some lively action sequences but keeps the emphasis on the amusing and affectionate relationships between Jones and the girls.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/28/05
Kevin Crust
Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times

Though predictability runs all through this House, it works up a modest charm thanks to the emergence of likable, individualized characters.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
02/28/05
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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A high concept that goes nowhere.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/28/05
Sheri Linden
Sheri Linden
Hollywood Reporter

Jones basset hound looks are put to good use in making this comedy better than it should have been

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
02/28/05
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
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