Man of the House |  | Director: Stephen Herek
Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Christina Milian, Kelli Garner, Cedric The Entertainer, Paula Garces
Category: DVD
Buy Used: $28.96
Rating:  52 reviews
Format: Ntsc
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time: 100 Minutes
ASIN: B00005JNT2
Theatrical Release Date: February 25, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com
Let's face it, sometimes you just want to watch some fluff. The ever-expanding subgenre of cheerleader cinema offers dependable fluff, of which Man of the House is a shiny, frivolous example. After a multiethnic cheerleading squad witnesses a mob execution, Texas Ranger Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive, Men in Black) is assigned to protect them. That's all you need to know--a formulaic plot follows, but the filmmakers recognizes that the formula is known by all so they doesn't waste time with unnecessary exposition. Instead, we go straight to amusing scenes of Sharp teaching the unruly (and scantily clad) girls some discipline and the girls teaching Sharp to loosen up and forge a better relationship with his estranged daughter. It's a one-joke movie, but thanks to Jones' leathery hound-dog face and cowpoke gravitas, the contrast between the girls and Sharp keeps being funny. Of its kind, Man of the House isn't in the same league as Bring It On (pretty much the ne plus ultra of cheerleader movies), but it's head and shoulders over the likes of Sugar & Spice. Also featuring Cedric the Entertainer (Barbershop), Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction), and R. Lee Ermey(Full Metal Jacket). --Bret Fetzer
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 A movie of substance??? GET REAL!!! February 11, 2009
thinner
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i enjoy amazon's rating system usually. every now and then though, an item that is truly bad gets nice/good reviews. i honestly do not understand how anyone could enjoy watching this movie. the plot is bad, the acting is worse, the laughs are boring, and it is all quite predictable. perhaps if you were a 12 year old. shame on Tommy Lee Jones for taking this role. if you like his acting, do yourself a favor and skip this garbage of a movie.
the fact that it has the same rating as Steven Soderberg's movie Traffic leaves me scratching my head.
 Man of the House DVD October 3, 2008
Julie Nye (Tiffin, Ohio)
What a great movie. It is funny, has action and keeps you guessing througout. Everyone will enjoy this super movie
Julia Nye
*Groan* September 26, 2008
Val (RI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What was Tommy Lee thinking? This was probably one of the most awful things I've sat through in a while. And only because it was on TV and there was nothing to watch. It was just terribly stupid from beginning to end, completely full of every cliche you can think of. It was NOT funny, you can't even call this a mystery since we know who the bad guy is like ten minutes into the film. What is the point??
Great Entertainment August 10, 2008
Mary W. Mcdowell (Birmingham,Al USA)
I love Tommy Lee Jones, but this comedy with him is the best. I will
watch this movie again, and again.
 Very Funny August 3, 2008
A. Cummings
Not one of Tommy Lee Jones best movies but very watchable and has an excellent ending. It's very funny to see him in a comedy as he as so often done serious movies, but he easily does the genre. If you get the chance you should see this one.
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