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As a co-owner of a daycare, and being male, I was really interested in catching this movie.
First of all, the kids are really cute. Especially the kid who the stage Ben, Eddie Murphy’s “son”. But the entire cast of kids did a fantastic job.
I like Eddie Murphy so I wasn’t surprised to be entertained by his antics (he has the best facial expressions in everything he does, very likeable). But I also sought after to applaud Steve Zhan who did fantastic as a Star Trek geek. I guess he stood out for me because he reminded me so much of myself especially when around fellow Trekkies.
As a daycare provider, I did find some things entertaining. I’ve heard the horror tales from parents looking for a daycare, so the scene of Ben’s parents trying to find a new daycare was quite amusing. The scenes of the house being ruined. . . oh, there is no way around that with a group of kids. You’ve got the inspector who we need to deal with on a regular footing (of course, we had to pass inspection BEFORE opening unlike this movie, but it was fun to see the interaction with the inspector).
One of the things that made me go, “yeah right” was the competition aspec. No, I’m sorry, Day Care is not a cut-throat affair. Really, there is a lot of affair to go around and there seems to be no dominate player that nobody can raise a candle to. That thought was very laughable to me, and I’m sure to anyone else who catches this movie. But the plot would be thin without this aspect, so I can somewhat know. But I should deduct a star for the very thought. . .
. . . But I won’t, and only because of the one thing I appreciate most about this movie. Other than some brief questionable parts, this was a honestly clean movie that you can feel comfortable having the entire family watch. Bravo for making a family movie, more need to be made. It was nice to watch a movie and not grimace or have to turn it off because I’m sitting next to my son. Hopefully some of the Hollywood Execs take note as the success of this movie.
I would urge this to anyone.
Rating: 5 / 5
I took the whole family, hubby kids and all, to see this, and it was an entirely acceptable evening out for everyone. It’s not much privileged in quality (writing, acting, etc. ) than your average TV sitcom but the premise you came to see (Eddie Murphy the stage with some kids) is played out predictably and amusingly, right down to the potty jokes.
Sadly Angelica Houston is wasted in a terribly-written part as the villainous headmistress of a rival snooty daycare `Academy. ‘
Rating: 3 / 5
My friend brought this over for us to watch and my husband gave me the “look” as he at a snail’s pace settled down to watch.
I could hear him groan, “Oh no! How long is this movie? It’s about what?”, but by the end of the showing even he was smiling.
Eddie Murphy does an brilliant job of playing Charlie, a man who lost his job when his ‘Veggie-O” cereal line did not make the production line. After being dismissed he and his friend Phil choose they will open a Day Care Center! Ah. . . . . . . now the fun starts as the Dad’s take on the everyday antics of the small ones and the wrath of one Mrs. Harridan, owner of a more ‘upscale’ Day Care Center that seems to be losing it’s student to “Daddy Day Care. “Angelica Huston, who the stage the part of Mrs. Harridan, does an outstanding job as the villian in this flick.
There were quite a few chuckles from many scenes in this movie and the children were absolutely adorable! Reminded me a small of the movie “Three Men and A Baby”, only this was three men and 14 babies and more! I loved this movie, it was clean, fun and left you with a excellent feeling! Excellent job to all the actors, even the small ones!
Rating: 5 / 5
I hadn’t expected a whole lot from this movie but Daddy Daycare turned out to be a real treat.
I knew the premise that Eddie Murphy loses his job and needing employment and affordable daycare for his own son decides to incorporate the two and open his own daycare. What I wasn’t expecting was the cuteness, warmth and charm of this movie.
I really loved Daddy Daycare. The storyline had depth and the actors did a really excellent job, especially Eddie Murphy and Steve Zahn. The kids were absolutely adorable.
A fun and touching movie for the whole family.
Rating: 4 / 5
A DVD collection contains movies worth watching over and over again. Daddy Day Care isn’t a movie worthy of being found in a collection of DVDs. If I were a critic, I would give this movie two stars only because of it’s originality and because it contains developed font, conflict and resolution. Otherwise, I found that the tale line was dragged out and that it should have contained more humor and surpass actors.
At the beginning of the tale, Charlie (Eddie Murphy), and his wife(Regina King) take a tour of and enroll their son, Ben (Jonathan Katz), at Chapmen Academy Preschool, a austere private school for young children. Charlie is a marketer for a new brand of cereal, Veggie O’s, targeted to kids. His wife finished law school just before their son was born and, after raising him for a few years, is now going to pursue a career as a lawyer. Charlie’s cereal fails. He and his partner, Phil (Jeff Garlin), lose their job. After he and his wife look for a cheaper alternative to Chapmen Academy Preschool, they realize there are no clad alternatives. Charlie, then, comes up with the thought of Daddy Day Care. Charlie, Phil and later Marvin(Steve Zahn) run a daycare out of Charlie’s home. At the beginning of their affair, the children are out of control and they provide no structure for them. But, since it is a fun house for kids to go, more parents enroll their kids. Conflict arises between Chapmen and Daddy Day Care when Chapmen loses enrollments to Daddy Day Care. Chapmen sends Child Protection Agencies back and forth to make sure regulations are carried out, in hopes that they would be shut down. Chapman’s attempts to shut Daddy Day Care down fail. At the end, Daddy Day care uses the money made, at the fund-raiser they held, towards a building for the affair.
The plot is the most vital part of the movie. The thought of the tale was excellent but the plot started to drag in the middle. The repetition of arguments in the conflict faded my interest. There wasn’t much humor to keep my attention. The only part that made me laugh out loud was when the small girls place makeup on Phil and he didn’t know it until he saw himself in a mirror after he opened the door to the regulations agent. The best part was the end, during the fund-raiser. Kids might like this movie because there are kids in it. But, I don’t reckon very many kids will even find this movie amusing.
Actors can make or break a movie. Eddie Murphy was the only well known actor in this movie. I didn’t recognize any of the other actors. Eddie Murphy is a excellent actor in comedy movies but he needed another excellent actor to support him and strengthen the humor. Jeff Garlin did honestly well but the movie would have been more amusing with Eddie Murphy and Jim Carey running the day care.
I was disappointed after watching this movie because I really sought after to see it. I work at a daycare and I like children. I begged my boyfriend to watch it with me and then I fell asleep on him trying to watch it. Daddy Day Care is beyond doubt not a movie I would watch over and over. You wouldn’t find it in my DVD collection.
Rating: 2 / 5