Dennis Mitchell is a child of excessive energy and causes great annoyance to his neighbors. When his parents go out to the city to work, Dennis may be left alone at home. His parents need a babysitter who takes care of Denis but can not find her. So his parents will ask their neighbors George and his wife, Martha, to look after Dennis, who will be a nuisance to George because of his excessive energy. A new adventure will be passed by Dennis when the thief comes to steal the Golden George, where Dennis will be taken hostage and George must save Dennis the kidnapped and perhaps Dennis will perform strong tasks.
But it's all far too flabby, with lengthy setups that seem to go on forever. Some judicious editing to tighten up the film could have made all the difference in the overall pacing.
Very young children may find the numskull, by-the-numbers gags here amusing, but teens will consider this kids' stuff and adults will be pained.
eFilmCritic.com
July 25, 2002
How to turn an innocuous comic strip into an obnoxious movie.
ReelViews
January 01, 2000
Most children will get a kick out of it, although adults roped into accompanying their offspring may find themselves yearning to escape through the nearest exit.
Mr. Hughes and Mr. Castle try hard to re-create a kind of timeless, idealized comic-strip atmosphere, but except for the performances of Lea Thompson and Robert Stanton... nobody in the movie seems in touch with the nature of the comedy.
Chicago Sun-Times
January 01, 2000
Those good qualities are undermined, unfortunately, by the Switchblade Sam character, who is dirty, threatening and scary.
