The boy forbids Jack and Sandra to kiss in his presence and even makes sure that they have separate sleeping quarters. The one fascination here is little Ben’s discomfort with any kind of displayed physical affection, something the film introduces but never bothers to examine. So with no dramatic suspense whatsoever and no surprises, we have little to do here but witness the hugely unpleasant spectacle of Ben tormenting Jack after Ben’s mother invites Jack to live with them in a kind of trial marriage. Is it possible that a Mafia thug will suddenly appear and give Jack an even harder time than Ben has been giving him - or that Ben will go soft on Jack once he sees his courageous prospective dad in action?
Ben has been the man of the house, but now Mom is involved with Jack Sturges (Chase), a prosecutor known for having put some mobster behind bars. His dad ran out on them when Ben was about 5, driving off with his secretary. Thomas plays Ben Archer, an 11-going-on-12-year-old who has had his mom, Sandra (the ever-charming Fawcett), all to himself for seven years. The boy hates the interloper from the get-go and spends the entire film setting him up in the most humiliating, bratty ways, yet there’s never any doubt that this film will end with a big hug. Reviews by critics aren’t the only problem in this area now movies themselves are guilty of this traditional no-no, a lot of them clearly indicating in their first few scenes exactly how they’re going to end.Ī case in point is the new Chevy ChaseFarrah Fawcett family film, “Man of the House,” in which the seasoned stars play second fiddle to unctuous child actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas (“Home Improvement” and the voice of young Simba in “The Lion King”) as a kid bent on destroying his divorced mom’s new relationship.
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Complaints about reviews that reveal movie endings are outdated grievances these days.
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