It's not a good movie, but it's not a bad movie too. Okay, I'll admit that Eddie Murphy has put a lot of effort into acting and so do the kids. Although the jokes are iffy, there were some funny parts to go along. I'm guessing that this film has been paying tribute to the Star Trek movies(Can you tell by the numerous references?). One of the funniest parts, I could say, is when the kids get hyped up on sugar and go crazy around the house. By the way, the Three Stooges shorts you see on TV are "Punch Drunks" and "Pardon my Scotch". Like I said, it's not a good movie, but at least it's kind of kid friendly. In other words, this movie should be fine for anyone who wants to find out what this movie is like.

Daddy Day Care is a nice family film that is entertaining to watch. Charlie and Phil are so consumed by their advertising jobs that they are completely missing out on the joys of fatherhood. After failing to excite the public about vegetable cereal, Charlie and Phil are fired from their ad jobs. While in search of employment and tending to his four-year-old son Ben during the day while his wife Kim 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. But, they will try to manage to pull through and not let Miss Gwyneth Harridan ruin their day care. The plot doesn't sounds great but it does have some potential, Fortunately, it delivered as this is film was actually quite funny. It wasn't over the top funny or Finding Nemo funny but it defiantly can stand on its own. At most times Daddy Day Care may just seem like a film with a bunch of screaming kids and nothing else which isn't true as there are many laughs to be found as well. Eddie Murphy stars and gives quite a funny performance. The real stars of the film though are the little kids. Most of them were funny, some were annoying but they were all tolerable. Regina King plays Kim and she doesn't really appear in the film very much but gives a funny line or two. Steve Zahn was really funny as Marvin. Sure sometimes his character was too stupid to like but it never crosses the line. Anjelica Huston plays the same role I usually see her in, she plays a mean person well but it is tiring seeing her do the same thing. Lacey Chabert has a small but funny role and she is a bit underrated. Jeff Garlin wasn't that good, like when compared to everyone else he was weak and not very funny either. Steve Carr directs and does a decent job, nothing special. I don't know why I liked this movie as much as I did. It was stupid and kind of had a weak story but I still liked it. It does get dull at times, particularly the beginning as it starts off slow but it becomes funnier as the film continues. The running time is 92 minutes so it wouldn't be that much of a punishment to watch. The movie isn't very clever it's a simple film but it does contain enough laughs to entertain most people. Daddy Day Care is also a lot better then The Haunted Mansion. So, if you have a choice between the two, I would go with this one. In the end, this isn't a great film but it might fit the bill if you are in need for a family flick. Rating 6.7/10

Daddy Day Care is a better-than-expected film. Critics like Ebert disliked this film as well as the viewers. I saw this movie because I was bored and had nothing else to to do. Eddie Murphy plays a father who just got fired from his job and starts a daycare center with the help of his friend. I actually had a pretty good time watching this film. There were plenty of fine performances by the kids who attended the daycare. Other noticeable actors were Jeff Garlin and Steve Zahn. Zahn was funny as the sci-fi geek and Garlin was great as the the friend of Eddie Murphy. The only thing wrong with this film is that this film is not original. These kind of films are in Hollywood all the time now. Also a few more jokes would not hurt. Overall this film is good. I rate this film a 7/10.

Except for his role in Beverly Hills Cop, I think Eddy Murphy is a bad actor. And once again he confirmed my thoughts on him playing Charlie Hinton in this herendous euh thing. The first 20 minutes are unbelievably boring, as you already know from the start he's going to get fired and start a day care with his idiotic friend. But no, first you get to know the characters and what they stand for. After 20 minutes of lame conversations you finally understand how a nice guy Charlie and how cute his fat friend is. They are those typical cliché family guys who do stupid things once in a while but who you can always count on . Thanks for the introduction.The only reason you keep on watching is the hope that there will be some funny action going on after they started their day care. But no, nothing happens. Just a bunch of kids running around screaming and shouting, chased by our two charming protagonists. No, a guy getting kicked in the nuts and completely overacting is not funny. No, two guys disguised as a carot and a brocoli is not funny. No, one of the guys paying a kid to get in the house is not funny.And what about the evil kid? what was that? and the kid in his flash costume suddenly running extremely fast? was that supposed to be funny? but lets cut to the chase, this movie is so fking bad, its awful. There's just nothing funny about it, nothing nothing nothing. I would never show this piece of dog turd to my children. This is not a nice-time-with-the-family-on-a-cozy-Saturday-evening-film. It makes your Saturday evening boring.I'm sorry Eddy, but you suck, along with this tremendously lousy everything-but-a comedy movie