Daddy Day Care: Critic Reviews

The adult actors ... crawl without security blankets through a playpen script by Geoff Rodkey (who once stayed home with his son while his wife worked!) and Simon Says direction by Steve Carr.

The most astonishing thing about Daddy Day Care, a comedy that would have to work harder even to justify the appellation uninspired, is that a kick in the groin is now a joke for toddlers.

Murphy is so oddly bland in Daddy Day Care that it seems like he sleepwalked through the making of the film.

Easy-on-the -sensibilities family film.

If you attend the movie with your expectations lowered by Murphy's recent films, you'll be reasonably amused.

A scentless bouquet of potty jokes, crotch kicks, and Scooter-P.

[Murphy's] charming enough in this restrained mode.

Rent Mr. Mom instead, and have a family night in.

Eddie Murphy hasn't made a good movie in so long, I'm starting to think his bad choices are deliberate.

It's saddening to watch the majestic Ms. Huston reduced to playing a robotic comedy target that exists just to be ridiculed.

A film so wrong-headed audiences will be more appalled than amused.

A likable little movie without much to offer but cute tots, recycled gags and a talented cast amiably wasting their time and ours.

I don't know whether [Murphy] has lost his mojo, or just his edge. I just hope he finds it before his next movie.

Aimed at viewers young enough still to need day care.

Family films we need. Films like this, we never need.

A pleasant if predictable romp.

Audiences ready, willing and able to find their inner four-year-old may have a decent time at 'Daddy Day Care,' but others are likely to find Eddie Murphy's latest foray into kidpicdom scarcely more amusing than spending 90 minutes in a pre-K classroom.

Only really little tykes will find the surplus of pratfalls and poo and fart jokes a hoot.

It's pitched at kids, but adults will be guffawing too.

Tepid attempt at comedy.

Nothing that happens in the story will surprise anyone who's been watching movies for longer than the last two weeks.

Made with care and intelligence as well as a sense of fun.

It takes a strong stomach to hold down what Daddy Day Care force-feeds its audience.

This is a family film that refuses to entertain any family member over age 10.