BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

djfrost-46786 I have watched it as a kid. Liked it than cause of the 80's. Today I've watched it twice. This movie sucks. I really don't know what to say is good.

Sean Lamberger The family man loses his job and swaps roles with Susie Homemaker in this base, straight-ahead '80s family comedy. Michael Keaton was just entering the thick of his early comedic career here, and plays the lead with enthusiasm despite an exceptionally thin script. Through physical humor and an overdose of energy he's able to wring as much life as possible from several one-note scenes, but can't completely revive such a narrow concept. John Hughes gets the writing credit, but this effort is missing both the sharp wit of National Lampoon's Vacation and the warm, beating heart of his brat pack classics. It's telegraphed, generic and dated; a few scenes still work but the rest are thoroughly flat and fake.

FlashCallahan Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job.They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works.It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...This is one of those fish out of water movies, that is really only funny thanks to Keaton and the chemistry he has with the children.Hughes has gone for the predictability factor with this, and although it's very pleasing to watch, you cannot help but feel that a wealth of better material could have been added.we have the boss who wants to marry Keatons wife,the inevitable watching of the soaps (which is quite funny) and of course, men do not know how to use household appliances.But Keaton pulls this out of the doldrums, and thank heavens he has such a great supporting cast.The narrative flows freely and makes the film easier to digest, but one cannot feel tat this could have been so much more.At least this doesn't have much of a Chance of being re-made, as it wouldn't be very original or unique now.

jfgibson73 I enjoy this movie in a way that a person only can when they have grown up with a film. This was one of the movies my family watched together the most often growing up in the 80's, and it perfectly encapsulates what it was like to be a middle class family in the mid-east at that time. At least for me.When I watch this movie, I remember what it felt like to be home during the day with my mom and sisters, watching daytime t.v. and cleaning house. But it's not just nostalgia that makes this my favorite. It actually holds up to repeated viewings, with almost every single moment being enjoyable. This is one I can watch over and over, endlessly. The quotes are instantly familiar to my family and I, like a secret language. I only have to say "This is SERIOUS poker!" and everyone knows what I'm talking about. It has that level of familiarity, right up there with Wizard of Oz. I can't think of anything I don't like about it, so I'm going to give it a 10. A great family film.