This movie is a mess. The plot veers around from lame comedy to drama to adulterousness back to cartoonish slapstick. I expected something along the lines of 3 Men and Baby with lots of "men can't handle being a parent" gags. This one is focused almost entirely on the parents (Keaton and Garr), with the kids being peripheral to the story.The blatant product placements became annoying (Lite Beer anyone?) About half way through, one of my family members said what turned out to be what we were all thinking, "This is really bad!"

After he's laid off, a husband switches roles with his wife. She returns to the workforce and he becomes a stay-at-home dad - a job he has no clue how to do. Another excellent Michael Keaton film that shows again why he is a great actor full of great laughs but also sweet and romantic Mr.Mom is just awesome my favorite scene has to be the one where the Rocky theme song started playing on the background and he was shaving and doing other things inside the house. I enjoyed it a lot not as much as Multiplicity but it was still a great and amazing movie Keaton will always be in the Top 3 Batman actors no matter what if you haven't seen this film please do you will laugh a lot. Final Rating 10 out of 10.

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job.They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works.It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...This is one of those fish out of water movies, that is really only funny thanks to Keaton and the chemistry he has with the children.Hughes has gone for the predictability factor with this, and although it's very pleasing to watch, you cannot help but feel that a wealth of better material could have been added.we have the boss who wants to marry Keatons wife,the inevitable watching of the soaps (which is quite funny) and of course, men do not know how to use household appliances.But Keaton pulls this out of the doldrums, and thank heavens he has such a great supporting cast.The narrative flows freely and makes the film easier to digest, but one cannot feel tat this could have been so much more.At least this doesn't have much of a Chance of being re-made, as it wouldn't be very original or unique now.

I enjoy this movie in a way that a person only can when they have grown up with a film. This was one of the movies my family watched together the most often growing up in the 80's, and it perfectly encapsulates what it was like to be a middle class family in the mid-east at that time. At least for me.When I watch this movie, I remember what it felt like to be home during the day with my mom and sisters, watching daytime t.v. and cleaning house. But it's not just nostalgia that makes this my favorite. It actually holds up to repeated viewings, with almost every single moment being enjoyable. This is one I can watch over and over, endlessly. The quotes are instantly familiar to my family and I, like a secret language. I only have to say "This is SERIOUS poker!" and everyone knows what I'm talking about. It has that level of familiarity, right up there with Wizard of Oz. I can't think of anything I don't like about it, so I'm going to give it a 10. A great family film.