Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

FlashCallahan A man with an important meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighbourhood school children when his wife gets sick. Things get awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery. But the situation only gets worse as a desperate man who had been contemplating a robbery, robs the robbers and takes the man and the kids hostage in their van as his truck is blocked by an armoured car. The father finds during this that his kids don't really respect him and they react better to the robber.......During the mid to late nineties, these were the sort of comedies that were released in the states for a couple of weeks, and then later came straight to video here in the UK. Films like Gone Fishin', Most Wanted, and Wrongfully Accused spring to mind, they are nothing special, have flop written all over them, and have that plastic cheese essence to them all.This film has all the elements to a half decent film, but the performances feel too strained, especially from Paymer and Coates. Arnold is as annoying as ever, but he flashes charm every now and again, so he's not that bad, his character reflects his other performances, so you get what you expect.There are so many tropes in this movie, everyone learns there life lessons come the end, and we all change for the better.Shame the film stinks a little....

elshikh4 I don't like Tom Arnold movies, period. Though, the miracle has happened. I liked this one, and so much to be frank. This script has it all. We follow a hostage situation, leads on the run, teen love story, odd couple comedy, bad guys vs. good guys, big fight in a carnival, from zero to hero, rescue in the nick of time, happy ending. And the beautiful thing is that all of that worked too. There were good casting, lines, and chases. However what did overtop everything was the way how this movie mixed comedy with action. Important to mention that it has one of the greatest jumps ever done by a car in the history of cinema; and of course I mean the one which ends the mall's sequence. That was ultra enjoyable and totally unforgettable. David Paymer was born to play that beaten executive and exhausted father. Tom Arnold played that slick desperate carnival owner-turned-criminal finely and, believe it or not, he was funny ! The younger team was fabulous. And the real dessert was Rod Steiger as the scary (naturally) tycoon Mr. Hammerman, a role that couldn't be sweeter without his presence. He won a character which looked like a parody of his film persona, and this movie won him as it too. Wait for his last scene, it's a lovely surprise !So it's nice fun. And when it comes to Arnold; rare nice fun! Therefore, why all the HATE?!!! I may ascribe not being a commercial hit to the 2 leads' not so flashy charisma; which's the movie's possible flaw. But I still don't know why (Carpool) wasn't fairly appreciated, as a whole, by anyone? There is such a nasty superiority towards it, while praising pure crap produced under the name of art ! I read that Rotten Tomatoes' critics gave it a 0% rating. Well, 0% rating from me to them then !Finally, watching a good Tom Arnold movie equals seeing actual UFO. Accordingly, (Carpool) is filled with many extra-terrestrials !

Nick Damian 'The car chase scene through the alleys consisted of only two blocks in downtown Vancouver. The buildings were painted several times and different shots were used to get a feel for a large chase. The speeds were below 20 miles an hour.'The large grey wall that is behind the car in one scene is B.C. Collateral pawn brokers.The car chase scene was filmed in the seediest area of the city. Seconds away from everything is the worst crime ridden drug infested area of North America in one single block.

sixstringscouser I'm 17 years old and I watched this movie from beginning to end. I hardly laughed at all throughout the film and all I can say is that adults won't find this movie funny! It's all child's play with obvious gags and action scenes that will appeal to a young audience. It's all very predictable and lame. 4/10