Topic: movies
2 movies, 2 dads 2 bad - First off this weekend, we got a stay-at-home dad
(laid off cartoonist)
in Son of the Mask (it's
basically Mr Mom meets the Dancin Baby). Then next weekend we got Hollywood's
Mr. Macho himself, Vin Diesel taking care of the kids in The
Pacifier: Prepare for Bottle.
As you click on the official movie link,
you see Vin Diesel with his hands full and the Diesel in the background
muttering "you gotta be kidding me" Not a good start here. The
film is billed as the story of an undercover agent who, after failing to
protect an important government scientist, learns the man's family is in danger.
In an effort to redeem himself, he agrees to take care of the man's children
only to discover that child care is his toughest mission yet. What
is fascinating to me, is both movie posters are nearly identical in theme. Both
have dad in dead center with a baby (or two) in hand and mom standing on the
side. The message is clear, involved dads (or dads trying to be involved) are in
high gear and selling in Hollywood. It is encouraging to see the image of dad
with their kids featured, but I'll wait for the full reviews to see if we have
any improvement over Mr
Mom or Daddy
Daycare.
Updated: Friday, 18 February 2005 2:45 PM EST
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