SUBMITTED BY Scooby
February 6, 2004 — IGN Filmforce has posted a mixed script review of The Pacifier, which is set to star Vin Diesel. Here's a clip:
The Pacifier is the quintessential high-concept comedy. What if xXx's Xander Cage parachuted into Daddy Day Care? The script runs solely on that one-note but not entirely unappealing premise. I never actually laughed when I read it but I did crack a grin a few times.
Such comedic vehicles usually live or die based on which star it has been tailored for. Arnold Schwarzenegger was able to make the leap to high-concept comedy (with Twins and Kindergarten Cop) but Sylvester Stallone was not. (Bruce Willis came from a sitcom background so his challenge was in making the leap to action films.) The Rock seems to have a natural flair for comedy not that it's helped him much at the box office. We know Vin Diesel can be tough and surly but can he also make us laugh? The effectiveness of this script's humor depends on that.
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