I really enjoy The Pacifier quite a lot! Wonderful kids movie where Vin Diesel protects a some children while their mom is away and has lot of endearing bits throughout. A little messy in some parts but well worth it for an 90 minutes! The little pranks are awesome especially with the way (Shane) Vin Diesel puts up with it. I'd recommend this movie to anyone any age.

I know it's cute and sentimental. That's all they wanted. Most of the good people are cute and sentimental and the bad guys are just pretty silly. If you are willing to accept the fact that none of this is remotely possible, you will enjoy the movie. What I liked was Vin Diesel, mugging, intimidating, getting to know the kids, treating them with respect, and so on. What I didn't like was that the house is the center of a huge military installation. It looks pretty much like any house on any street. When was all this stuff built? There is plenty of syrup for everyone, including the boy, who wants to be in "The Sound of Music," and the principal/wrestling coach, played by Brad Garret, playing an ineffectual, macho mess, trying to push the son around. This really weakens the film. He is such a buffoon and serves little purpose other than comic relief. I'm sure kids will like it. It's just way too much.

Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe (Vin Diesel) fails to rescue security designer Howard Plummer (Tate Donovan). The secret program GHOST is still missing and Shane is assigned to watch over Plummer's children possibly find GHOST in the house. Captain Fawcett (Chris Potter) escorts the widow Julie (Faith Ford) to Zurich to open a recently discovered safety deposit box. This leaves Shane in charge of five kids, the nanny Helga (Carol Kane), and a guard duck. The oldest Seth (Max Thieriot) is in trouble with Vice Principal Dwayne Murney (Brad Garrett). Zoe (Brittany Snow) is the popular cheerleader but she has problems of her own. Principal Claire Fletcher (Lauren Graham) is much nicer.

The movie starts with a weak version of a 007 action scene. I don't think it's necessary especially if this movie wants to be a fun family broad comedy. Vin Diesel is fun to make fun of. That's where the movie works best and where the movie should exist. He could actually be quite a fun straight man in a comedy parodying his tough guy image. This is not that movie. Vin Diesel being annoyed with the five kids and the duck is the essence of what this movie should have been.