Genre: Comedy, Family, Suspense, Martial Arts, Law, Marriage, Slapstick, Farce
Tagline: D-Day Is Coming
Plot: The dads are in charge. And the kids are all right.Charlie (Eddie Murphy) and Phil (Jeff Garlin) are so consumed by their high profile advertising jobs that they are completely missing out on the joys of fatherhood. In the wonderful new family comedy Daddy Day Care, however, their kids provide them with a crash course in child rearing, with uproarious and heartwarming results. After failing to excite the public about vegetable cereal, Charlie and Phil are fired from their ad jobs. That means no more expensive day care for their sons at the exclusive Chapman Academy, run by the harsh taskmistress Miss Gwyneth Harridan (Anjelica Huston). While floundering aimlessly in search of employment and tending to his four-year-old son Ben (Khamani Griffin) during the day while his wife Kim (Regina King) is at work, Charlie has an idea. If he and Phil can handle taking care of two kids, how much harder can it be to supervise ten? Much harder than they ever imagined. Every kid is different and every one is a hilarious challenge, whether they're suffering from sugar rush, fantasizing about being super heroes, or just demolishing everything in sight, Charlie and Phil soon realize they are in over their heads. Way over their heads. But slowly they get the hang of it and their new venture
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 I walked in slightly fearful but came out happy that it could’ve been far worse C+--Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)
...there's no denying that Daddy Day Care is an agreeable enough time-waster. The presence of folks like Zahn and Garlin alone is enough to provide most adults with some entertainment, while the kids will just be happy with the fart jokes and broad comedy.  --David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
Anjelica Huston offers classy support as the imperious head of a rival day care facility, while Steve Zahn peps things up no end as a Trek-loving geek who joins Eddie's outfit. But they're not enough to rescue a movie that, like "Pluto Nash" and "Showtime" before it, will have Murphy fans shaking their heads in dismay.  --Neil Smith (BBC Films)
Average comedy in which Murphy is prepared to take a back seat to his co-stars – it has its fair share of decent laughs and, surprisingly, doesn’t overdo the sentimentality.  --Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
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| It's not often I sit in the cinema wishing I had a cushion handy to hide behind, but 'Daddy Day Care' succeeded where countless horror movies have failed and gave me just that urge. 3/10 --Gary Panton (Movie Gazette)
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