After failing to protect a government scientist Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe (Vin Diesel) is given arguably his toughest task yet - looking after the children of the now deceased government scientist. Wolfe is not only tasked with looking after the children but he must also try to locate their father's top secret experiment whilst also trying to protect the children and his experiment from unscrupulous individuals who are trying to get their hands on this document. Could this be Wolfe's toughest assignment yet? Let's face it if you're looking for a film with a good story or if you're looking for anything remotely original then this film is probably going to be a little bit disappointing. It's evident very early on that the story is not really important in this film - even when the film ended I was convinced it only existed to set the film up and end it as it was given barely any focus at any other time. Normally this would bother me slightly but I have to admit that I was so caught up in the zany antics on offer here that I actually stopped caring about the story (which is probably one reason why I enjoyed it so much).When I looked at the premise The Pacifier looked to me like it would be similar to Kindergarten Cop and in a sense it is (albeit crossed slightly with Three Men and a Baby perhaps) - Vin Diesel is essentially in a similar 'fish-out-of water' scenario whereby his toughest assignment is to look after a bunch of unruly kids. I think what makes this film work better than it has any right to is that it doesn't take itself seriously and adopts a very tongue-in-cheek approach. You get to see silly things like Vin Diesel chasing a bus whilst riding a little girl's bike and doing a Panda dance. It's very hard not to laugh when seeing these sorts of things and a lot of the funny stuff here is actually cute rather than being vulgar. Running with the 'not taking itself seriously' theme I was pleasantly surprised that a macho type like Vin Diesel was also prepared to have himself sent up - the scene where the little girl asks him if he's got boobs was brilliant. It's clear that the writers have a good idea of how to make clean gags that work and it's also great that Vin Diesel was a good sport by allowing the p*** to be taken out of him. It's always a bit worrying when you see a macho guy try to do comedy, but like Arnie Vin Diesel clearly has the ability to pull it off and like I say the results are nowhere near as horrendous as you may think.Although The Pacifier is a lightweight and enjoyable romp there are some notable weaknesses; as I've mentioned the main story is quite thin with very little actually driving it forward (it's practically forgotten about for much of it's running time). It's a little clichéd at times and it's also not the most original of films.Whilst it's far from perfect The Pacifier is reasonably funny and it works surprising well due to the fact that it simply doesn't take itself seriously. I cannot guarantee that it will be everyone's cup of tea but I for one quite liked it and think it's a little bit underrated.

i have seen a lot of junk films & c grade films in my life as well as big budget blockbusters but there is difference between recyclable junk & pure unrecoverable filthy garbage this one belongs in the filthy category.as a film buff i also happen to love many of the Disney films both animated or live action but this time i am highly disappointed not only at Disney but at one of the greatest actors & entertainers of out time Vin Diesel.i respect & love Vin Diesel as i am a hardcore fan i collect his every film but when this came to me on a DVD i saw it & i flipped out this film is complete low grade trash it made Vin Diesel look like a joke i mean for god sake this guy is the most dangerous action hero even and what did Disney do put him up against a bunch of children & waste his talents.i was not expecting a masterpiece anyway but Vin doing a film like this is terrible kids films don't have any story specially Disney ones why did Vin Diesel do this is beyond me maybe he needed cash but he is a rich guy right.the pacifier came in 2005 and i swear as a diesel fan its not even worth watching once its so stupid & lame,each scene is filled with little girl constantly keep joking about Vin Diesels breasts.are these people at Disney crazy or what this is not a family film at all its filled with vulgar dialogs & cheap actors not qualified to be even go 100 feet near Vin diesel.Disney just used Vin Diesel to cash in on his popularity as a action hero but they failed.Vin diesel might have gained some kids in his fan base after this film but fact is he is a adults & a actor of mature audience not stupid teenagers & kids.there is news that Disney wants Vin Diesel to do another Pacifier if its true then Vin diesel better reject this film he is better then this.this disc is not even worth a rental so throw it away even if someone offers to you for free,pacifier is a waste of money & time.the pacifier 2005 sucks it is a terrible film & a mistake in the career of Vin Diesel my rating is 1/10 Skipp It.

This is a remake of Uncle Buck. No one seems to get that mostly because of the back story which encompasses all of the first five minutes and last two minutes of the film. Everything in the middle is sometimes scene for scene a remake of Uncle Buck, particularly when he goes to the school to meet the principal because the kids are having problems in school. There's even a very subtle connection they expanded in this film as the vice principal in Uncle Buck was a Navy vet and in this film the principal is the Navy vet. The only thing they switched is that in both films the vice principal was an antagonist but in this film (because Diesel's character is also Navy, the vet becomes a love interest). Ultimately the rowdy older sister who hated him the most becomes the one who loves him the most and they're all best of friends by the time the parents return.

'The Pacifier' is a typical example of how Hollywood studios make family picture these days, in this case Disney and Spyglass. Get a star, throw in some actions (use car and kung-hu), add some jokes (slapsticks or toilet humour), and have some special appearances of celebrities or Oscar nominees, or if you can't, at least get some cute kids. Director? No matter. Just do it before someone else does it for this spring season. It is true that 'The Pacifier' is made with run-of-the-mill formula, but it does not follow that the film is not enjoyable. I actually smiled a lot, and the idea of putting muscular Vin Diesel (as Lt. Shane Wolfe from US Navy) in the dysfunctional family as body guard from underground organization is not bad. And as to the jokes, there are plenty of them, and the clever duck is also funny to see. Another good thing about the film is some of the relative newcomers. Among the kids, Morgan York playing precocious little girl Lulu is a real find. The director must have known it, for the film spends considerable time in showing her character. Surely his decision is justified. But there is something I do not like about the film. Though the death(s) are not directly shown, they are suggested, and the family who need Vin's protection in fact suffer from the death of the father. Isn't that unnecessary in making family pictures? In addition to this, there are many ill-advised decisions. Now let me count, 1) bullying wrestling coach (Brad Garrett) who is simply there to be despised 2) Helga, babysitting lady with intentionally heavy accent played by Carol Kane who looks like coming from 'The Addams Family' and 3) the 'ninja' idea which should have been dead back in the 80s. Oh, and 4) the suddenly introduced "love interest" (school principal played by Lauren Graham) for Vin Diesel, which is far from convincing. But the best way to describe the quality of 'The Pacifier' is to take a look at the CV of director Adam Shankman, which who has done J-Lo's unremarkable romantic comedy 'The Wedding Planner,' sweet but melodramatic 'Walk to Remember' and 'Bringing Down the House' so-so Steve Martin comedy. They are all commercially successful, but there are nothing particularly outstanding about them. Though it is fun to see, 'The Pacifier' does not change my impressions about his films.