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Big Daddy

Picking Nits

Age-inappropriate TV; delivery man’s illiteracy; absent father; changed attitude toward child; unaffordable lifestyle

In the discussion (5)
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  • The five-year-old watches programs aimed at substantially younger children.
  • Rob Schneider’s character’s inability to read is questioned as a comic premise.
  • Stewart’s character remains in China after learning a child has been left at his home.
  • Leslie Mann’s character’s eventual acceptance of the child seems inconsistent with her earlier opposition.
  • A $200,000 settlement and minimal tollbooth work cannot plausibly sustain Sonny’s New York apartment and lifestyle.