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Vin Diesel parodies his tough guy image for the family audience, but the result is only moderately amusing.
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Per its title, The Pacifier will lull you to sleep. Aug 16, 2007 | Full Review…
Per its title, The Pacifier will lull you to sleep.
Nigel Floyd
At one point, Diesel literally wades into a rancid sewer and emerges covered in feces, an image that sadly doubles as a metaphor for his career. Sep 26, 2005 | Full Review…
At one point, Diesel literally wades into a rancid sewer and emerges covered in feces, an image that sadly doubles as a metaphor for his career.
Nathan Rabin
Diesel seems to talk at half-speed most of the time, and doesn't exactly have a natural comic sensibility, but he works hard with a cast of great kids. May 13, 2005 | Full Review…
Diesel seems to talk at half-speed most of the time, and doesn't exactly have a natural comic sensibility, but he works hard with a cast of great kids.
Jim Schembri
There is no pleasure, guilty or otherwise, to be found in The Pacifier. Mar 10, 2005 | Rating: 1/4
There is no pleasure, guilty or otherwise, to be found in The Pacifier.
Peter Travers
[An] unintentional fascist satire. Mar 9, 2005 | Full Review…
[An] unintentional fascist satire.
Laura Sinagra
A yawn-by-numbers romper-room dud that is nevertheless shrewd enough to tweak its star, Vin Diesel, for becoming a joke in less time than it took him to become an action hero. Mar 9, 2005 | Rating: D+ | Full Review…
A yawn-by-numbers romper-room dud that is nevertheless shrewd enough to tweak its star, Vin Diesel, for becoming a joke in less time than it took him to become an action hero.
Owen Gleiberman
A crass, crude, and overly-familiar comedy. Dec 28, 2010 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
A crass, crude, and overly-familiar comedy.
Nell Minow
Though it does have a talented cast with occasionally charming moments, it's still bad, and brainless. Apr 29, 2009 | Full Review…
Though it does have a talented cast with occasionally charming moments, it's still bad, and brainless.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
It might have been a good career move for Diesel, who cut his teeth on high-octane action, but the script needs a lift and the direction feels lackluster. Oct 18, 2008 | Full Review…
It might have been a good career move for Diesel, who cut his teeth on high-octane action, but the script needs a lift and the direction feels lackluster.
Urban Cinefile Critics
Diesel has amply shown his star presence already, and he may even have a flair for comedy (if Hulk Hogan did, why shouldn't he?), but he gets no chance to prove it here. Aug 7, 2008 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Diesel has amply shown his star presence already, and he may even have a flair for comedy (if Hulk Hogan did, why shouldn't he?), but he gets no chance to prove it here.
Jim Lane
It's almost as if the writers got carried away with brainstorming all the funny things they could do with Vin Diesel's character. Nov 1, 2006 | Rating: 2/4
It's almost as if the writers got carried away with brainstorming all the funny things they could do with Vin Diesel's character.
Mary Lasse
full review in Greek Oct 3, 2006 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
full review in Greek
Joseph Proimakis
The Pacifier sucked, it was boring, badly acted, and terrible action, and one of the worst films ever made.
Super Reviewer
Embarassing
Hysterical. Vin Diesel played a fantastic nanny and it's a nice heartfelt film that will have you smiling from start to finish.
Vin Diesel doesn't manage to achieve maximum hulkage in this, but he follows the career of Arnold and gets in touch with a younger audience. It's a fun movie that does have it's corny moments, but most of the time it's Vin Diesel causing trouble and being mean to kids. What's really scary is when he becomes a caring and understanding person, this is uncharted territory for Vin Diesel. Somehow he manages to pull it off and save the day.
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