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Year:    2005
Studio:  Walt Disney Pictures,
         Spyglass Entertainment

Feature: 3/5
DVD:     3/5

The Pacifier is a Disney kids-action movie starring Vin Diesel as Shane Wolfe, a Navy SEAL who has been tasked with protecting the kids of a murdered scientist. This is basically a tough guy has to take care of these kids and discover his softer parental side.

The kids are Zoe (Britanny Snow), Seth (Max Thieriot), Lulu (Morgan York),  Peter (Kegan and Logan Hoover), and baby Tyler (Bo and Luke Vink). Each has their challenging life problem that Shane will eventually help them solve using his SEAL skills.

Faith Ford (playing Julie Plummer) and Lauren Graham (playing Claire Fletcher) have minor roles as the mom, who has to go away for a week, and the school principal. Brad Garrett has the amusing role of Vice Principal Murney and all-around goofy bad guy. Carol Kane plays Helga the nanny who leaves in a huff midway through the movie.

There's nothing really particularly surprising or original in this movie. It's a fairly standard sort of Disney movie. That's not to say that it wasn't entertaining because it was. But being a Disney movie it is aimed at the younger audience. I found parts of it rather tame though overall it was a watchable movie.
Extras

Deleted Scenes (3 minutes)
Blooper Reel (2-1/2 minutes)
Brad Garrett: Unpacified (4 minutes)
On Set with Mr Diesel: Action Hero/Nice Guy (2-1/2 minutes)
Special Ops TV Commercials (2-1/2 minutes)
Audio Commentary
  Director Adam Shankman, Writers Thomas Lennon and
  Robert Ben Garant

Copyright (c) 2005 Kevin C. Wong
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