The fledgling romance between Nick, a playboy bachelor, and Suzanne, a divorced mother of two, is threatened by a particularly harrowing New Years Eve. When Suzanne's work keeps her in Vancouver for the holiday, Nick offers to bring her kids to the city from Portland, Oregon. The kids, who have never liked any of the men their mom dates, are determined to turn the trip into a nightmare for Nick.
Acting
Ice Cube's slow death by children is genuinely committed
Practical Effects
The car destruction is *chef's kiss* physical comedy
Production
Vancouver pretending to be Portland, badly
Director
Brian Levant
Ice Cube
Nick Persons
Nia Long
Suzanne Kingston
Aleisha Allen
Lindsey Kingston
Philip Bolden
Kevin Kingston
Jay Mohr
Marty
M.C. Gainey
Al
Henry Simmons
Carl
Ray Galletti
Car Dealer
Viv Leacock
Nick's Pal on the Street
Sean Millington
Frank Kingston
C. Ernst Harth
Ernst
Tim Perez
Basketball Player
David MacKay
Drug Store Clerk
Frank C. Turner
Amish Man
Tracy Morgan
Satchel Paige (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Ice Cube's first family comedy after the Friday franchise, and he reportedly took the role specifically to reach younger audiences. The man went from 'F--- tha Police' to getting peed on by a child.
This kicked off a brief era of 'rap guy babysits' movies—Are We Done Yet?, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, even The Game Plan with The Rock. Hollywood really thought this was a genre.
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