Lieutenant Shane Wolfe is a militant, tough-as-nails Navy SEAL who has an outstanding record of completed missions and brilliantly controlled combat assignments all over the globe. But now he faces his toughest and most dangerous assignment yet: babysitting. He is assigned to protect a house full of five out-of-control kids, whilst simultaneously searching for a top-secret code-scrambling program known only as Ghost. Faced with military weapons and martial artists, Shane has no problem; but changing a diaper is going to be a much tougher challenge.
These sorts of family movies are always fun because they harbour something for everyone; kids, teens, and adults alike. The Pacifier is a wonderful movie that is balanced excellently between dramatic action, laugh-out-loud comedy, and heart-warming messages about acceptance and being oneself. It’s a great little film that I like to come back to once in a while.
Lieutenant Shane Wolfe is a militant, tough-as-nails Navy SEAL who has an outstanding record of completed missions and brilliantly controlled combat assignments all over the globe. But now he faces his toughest and most dangerous assignment yet: babysitting. He is assigned to protect a house full of five out-of-control kids, whilst simultaneously searching for a top-secret code-scrambling program known only as Ghost. Faced with military weapons and martial artists, Shane has no problem; but changing a diaper is going to be a much tougher challenge.
What’s great about these sorts of films is that the comedy comes in the form of the casting. The movie could have the lamest script and pointless story ever, but the audience will tend to hang around just to see a big action star doing a family comedy. Dwayne Johnson did it in The Game Plan, Arnold Schwarzenegger has us laughing in Kindergarten Cop, and even Jackie Chan had some comedic moments in The Spy Next Door. There is just something so appealing about watching these built, masculine, aggressive, men taking on roles of mother, hugging children, and cooing to infants. From the start, that’s where the comedy is.
Then, in The Pacifier, we had wonderful side stories about bravery, standing up for yourself, and being content with you. Watching Vin Diesel having these really heartfelt talks with emotional teenagers was, not only funny, but really nice and touching. Makes you feel warm all over.
Starring Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham, Faith Ford, Brittany Snow, Max Thieriot, Chris Potter, Morgan York, Brad Garrett, and Carol Kane, The Pacifier is a fun movie that has something for everyone. Packed with action, heart-warming friendships, and plenty of comedy, it’s a movie that’s nice and light and easy to come back to.
And they say war is hell
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