Rating of
2.5/4
A good kids movie
TheWolf - wrote on 08/03/07
"Man of the House" centers around a young boy, Ben, who is unhappy about his single mother bringing home boyfriends. When she plans to marry one, he plots to get rid of the boyfriend so it can be just him and his mother again. This leads to a Boy Scout meets Native Americans type group of fathers and sons where Ben hopes he will be able to drive Jack away.
There are a few one liners that go over pretty well. This is your typical Disney family film. Chevy Chase shows that he still has some comedic skill even if the days of Fletch are long since gone. Jonathan Taylor Thomas has seemed to vanish from the spotlight the way many child actors do when their popularity just falls out from under them. He made this movie while he was still acting on the show Home Improvement, and once he seemed to just disappear.
The movie isn't bad, Disney has a habit of making a few good family films that don't always achieve popularity in the theater, so they get moved to the VHS/DVD shelf pretty fast. This is one of those rare movies that had some potential not too may people went out of their way to see it. A good kids movie.
