D-Day is coming.
Charlie (Eddie Murphy) and Phil (Jeff Garlin) are so consumed by their high profile advertising jobs that they are completely missing out on the joys of fatherhood. In the wonderful new family comedy Daddy Day Care, however, their kids provide them with a crash course in child rearing, with uproarious and heart-warming results.
After failing to excite the public about vegetable cereal, Charlie and Phil are fired from their ad jobs. That means no more expensive day care for their sons at the exclusive Chapman Academy, run by the harsh taskmistress Gwyneth Harridan (Anjelica Huston).
While floundering aimlessly in search of employment and tending to his 4-year-old son Ben (Khamani Griffin) during the day while his wife Kim (Regina King) is at work, Charlie has an idea. If he and Phil can handle taking care of two kids, how much harder can it be to supervise ten?
Much harder than they ever imagined. Every kid is different and every one is a hilarious challenge, whether they're suffering from sugar rush, fantasising about being superheroes, or just demolishing everything in sight, Charlie and Phil soon realise they are in over their heads. Way over their heads.
But slowly they get the hang of it and their new venture Daddy Day Care thrives, siphoning kids away from the stuffy Chapman school. As the number of kids increases, they bring in a third caretaker, Marvin (Steve Zahn), who seems to speak the children's language, probably because he's just an overgrown kid himself. They teach the kids how to read, play games, interact and have fun at the same time.
Charlie and Phil gradually bond with their sons, coming to fully appreciate the priceless joys of fatherhood.
However, the better Daddy Day Care works, the more threatened Gwyneth Harridan becomes, which leads to a showdown.
Now it's the daddies against the baddest mother of them all.
Special Agent Matti
Daddy Day Care starring Eddie Murphy.
That's a good thing because the film turns out to be exactly what they said it would be: a G-rated, family-style comedy. If you liked The nutty professor II: the Klumps then you'll like Daddy Day Care but this time you can bring the kids with no worries about sex jokes (if you are worried about them, that is). It's a great baby-sitter with plenty of heart-warming moments and "safe" morality. Good, clean fun with only a few toilet jokes. Enjoy.
G
92 minutes (1:32 hours)
Film: 26 June 2003
