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Mixed or average reviews- based on 72 Ratings

  • Starring: Kerry Washington, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans
  • Summary: Darryl Edwards (Shawn Wayans) is so eager to become a father that he mistakes a short, baby-faced thief (Marlon Wayans) on the lam for an abandoned toddler. He and his wife take the "baby" into their home while the thief's partner (Morgan) tries to help him recover a stolen diamond. (Sony Pictures)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 22
  2. Negative: 17 out of 22
  1. An extremely broad and sometimes crude comedy.
  2. 40
    There's no question, though, that the Wayanses have dialed down the outrageousness to nearly sub-PG-13 levels.
  3. Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    38
    It took a century of innovation in the field of cinematic special effects, but finally the head of Marlon Wayans could be successfully grafted onto the body of a baby.
  4. I'd be lying if I said I didn't laugh at some of this--though it's not as funny as Laurel and Hardy as toddlers in "Brats." But I wanted to slap myself whenever I did.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 29
  2. Negative: 18 out of 29
  1. Timbuck2
    10
    Almost in spite of itself, Little Man manages to deliver big laughs. It's not enough to make it a consistently funny movie, but this one-trick pony from the Wayans brothers has flashes of humor and sincerity that almost save it from its disastrous ending. Great film, almost perfect. Expand
  2. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An irreverent, immaturely vulgar film that is too lame for adults, but too crass for small kids. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Expand
  3. the story is very well acted out and easy to follow but the CGI takes the illusion away and ruins some of the jokes. either way i laughed out loud through the whole movie. Expand
  4. GerrickC.
    3
    When I first saw the commercials for this movie I thought it would be one of those rare "gems" that Hollywood periodically spews out. However, this movie turned out to be a "tall order" and fell a heck of a ways "short" of a decent midget-ripping laugh. Expand

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