The Pacifier
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Metascore
30 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 27 Critics What's this?

User Score
5.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 69 Ratings

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  • Starring: Brad Garrett, Brittany Snow, Max Thieriot, Vin Diesel
  • Summary: Vin Diesel stars as Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe who, as an elite member of the world's fiercest and most highly trained force thought he was prepared to take on any duty no matter how perilous or impossible -- until he tried baby-sitting. (Disney)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 27
  3. Negative: 16 out of 27
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    60
    Has sufficient mayhem to please Diesel's action fans while allowing the star to reach out to family audiences.
  2. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    38
    Offensive because it offers little more than unleavened stupidity in the place of the family-friendly action and comedy it promises.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    38
    Cheerful but mind-numbing.
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    38
    JUST worth your children's time, and hardly worth yours.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 47
  3. Negative: 17 out of 47
  1. MikeH.
    10
    Apparently everyone on this site is an idiot!!! One of the greatest family movies I've ever seen!
  2. [Anonymous]
    10
    Thanks for a great time, watching someone "learn" how to have a great time with kids.
  3. ArshdeepS.
    6
    It was just another family drama but vin diesel had given a boost to the film.
  4. cameronmorewood
    4
    An immature comedy that tries to keep us watching with a few different approaches entertainment-wise. They all fail, and Diesel is poorly cast in his role.… Expand

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