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Metascore
32 out of 100

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5.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

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  • Starring: Amanda Peet, Charles Grodin, Zach Braff
  • Summary: When his high-achieving wife (Peet) decides she wants to be a stay-at-home mom, Tom Reilly (Braff) needs to step up and take care of his growing family. (The Weinstein Company)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 24
  3. Negative: 12 out of 24
  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    70
    The movie is Bateman's to steal, however, which he does early and often.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Stina Chyn
    60
    Peretz's film continuously subverts the audience's expectations of what should likely happen given genre conventions.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    It's a pretty twisted concept, bordering on offensive. But mostly it's just not funny.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    38
    Though there are giggles here and there, the film is inexcusably unfunny.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. JavietV.
    10
    Are you kidding me? This movie is awesome! I don't know how it could only have 33/100 score I absolutely love it. Definitly worth it.
  2. EthanN.
    8
    It wasn't hilarious but it had some funny parts and overall it was a good movie.
  3. MattC.
    7
    Caught this movie on a plane by accident. It's a solid comedy with enough subversiveness in its characters to give it a bit of bite. Won't change your life but it'll probably divert you from thinking about it for 90mins or so.… Expand
  4. KevinR.
    1
    4th rate sitcommy garbage with a phony Farelly edge. It seeks to skewer yuppiedom (gee, that's new) and be a physical comedy at the same time, but winds up being insulting and insipid. I had to rush home and watch American Beauty just to detox.… Expand

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