Director - Andy Fickman.
Cast - Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick, Roselyn Sánchez and Morris Chestnut.
The star quarterback for the fictional Boston Rebels’ American football team finds his testosterone filled world turned upside down by the arrival of an 8 year-old daughter he never knew existed. Knowing this much alone should be enough for anyone to not only predict every inch of this story but to also determine whether it's the kind of thing that floats their boat. One other thing, in case there is any doubt about the outcome, this is a Disney production.
The star quarterback in question, Joe Kingman, is played by wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. His daughter Peyton is played by new cutie on the block Madison Pettis. If Joe was a sensitive, well-rounded and empathetic man this film would be ten minutes long so it's no surprise to find that Joe is a stereotypical jock. He is at his peak, famous, very rich and very single. He is a man's man with no responsibilities and his life is just the way he wants it to be. How can he possibly fit his newfound daughter into his world? Well, he simply has no choice so cue "hilarious" fish out of water shenanigans resulting in Joe finding his heart as well as his daughter.
While everything is amazingly predictable somehow it's still half watchable. Pettis grates after a while and gets a little too much screen time but Kyra Sedgwick convinces as the Joe's impenetrable agent with not even the tiniest maternal bone in her body. In the central role The Rock manages to endear himself with his charm and genuine charisma. Although an actual rock would probably pull off the tender emotional scenes with a little more conviction. Still, not since “Rowdy” Roddy Piper in John Carpenter’s cult classic “They Live” has a wrestler shown as much acting potential.
There has been a deluge of merely adequate family movies over the last few years particularly from Disney. This is another one to add to that list even though it does feature the splendidly named Morris Chestnut.
Cast - Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick, Roselyn Sánchez and Morris Chestnut.
The star quarterback for the fictional Boston Rebels’ American football team finds his testosterone filled world turned upside down by the arrival of an 8 year-old daughter he never knew existed. Knowing this much alone should be enough for anyone to not only predict every inch of this story but to also determine whether it's the kind of thing that floats their boat. One other thing, in case there is any doubt about the outcome, this is a Disney production.
The star quarterback in question, Joe Kingman, is played by wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. His daughter Peyton is played by new cutie on the block Madison Pettis. If Joe was a sensitive, well-rounded and empathetic man this film would be ten minutes long so it's no surprise to find that Joe is a stereotypical jock. He is at his peak, famous, very rich and very single. He is a man's man with no responsibilities and his life is just the way he wants it to be. How can he possibly fit his newfound daughter into his world? Well, he simply has no choice so cue "hilarious" fish out of water shenanigans resulting in Joe finding his heart as well as his daughter.
While everything is amazingly predictable somehow it's still half watchable. Pettis grates after a while and gets a little too much screen time but Kyra Sedgwick convinces as the Joe's impenetrable agent with not even the tiniest maternal bone in her body. In the central role The Rock manages to endear himself with his charm and genuine charisma. Although an actual rock would probably pull off the tender emotional scenes with a little more conviction. Still, not since “Rowdy” Roddy Piper in John Carpenter’s cult classic “They Live” has a wrestler shown as much acting potential.
There has been a deluge of merely adequate family movies over the last few years particularly from Disney. This is another one to add to that list even though it does feature the splendidly named Morris Chestnut.
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