katiebug6143 Review of The Pacifier

The Pacifier (2005)

Not the year's best picture, but good for a family laugh all the same

[5/10 · 5 March 2005]

The Pacifier is not going to be winning any awards this year, but it is a good family film. While it is somewhat violent for a children's movie, I didn't find it to be overly so. It has an Agent Cody Banks meets Parent Trap feel to it. Vin Diesel was stiff at best, Brittany Snow was not her usual dazzling self that we are so used to seeing in American Dreams, and Tate Donovan was only in the first five minutes.There are about three dirty diaper gags, the first of which is funny, but after that those get old. But, all that aside, this movie has some hilarious physical comedy and a touching ending. I recommend it to families everywhere. I think children will enjoy the silliness, while adults will be entertained by the more mature elements in the movie. A "something for everyone" movie.