In "Baby's Day Out" an innocent baby is kidnapped for ransom but wreaks havoc of his kidnappers. "In Look Who's Talking" babies talk a lot. In "Baby Geniuses" babies talk and wreak havoc on their kidnappers. See the similarities, with the exception that "Baby Geniuses" is a disgrace to the other two or any other baby movies.
The film opens with a small baby named Sly, short for Sylvester, using his impressive karate skills on grown adults. First, he punches an individual in the jewels. Second, he flips another over his shoulder.
The victims are workers for a massive but secret research company that strongly believes that babies under two years of age have their own language, that all other people can not understand. That they know everything, the secrets of the universe, human weaknesses and many other fascinating things.
Why do the characters care about this material? How did they find out about it? When did this research start? How long has it been going on for? Why do we care? These are a few of some of the questions I am asking myself here, none of which are answered.
The movies' characters are unexplained props used only to for the other characters, the babies, own personal uses and enjoyment, and to explain the plot to us, for the movie itself has no story, it's merely a study of pointless methodologically that no body cares about.
The children themselves are given vulgar and unfunny dialog to chew on. The main baby is voiced appropriately by Joseph Mazzello, who was probably offered good money here. They have computer animated mouths, that I think are supposed to look like real talking babies. And they often swear at adults, like they are masters of the universe, and the film pretends that they are.
The movie's performances aren't exactly outstanding. Peter MacNicol from "Ally Mcbeal" is a dad interested in nothing the audiences are. Kathleen Turner is surprisingly dimwitted as the head person is charge of the research company, but what can you expect from a person who's film credits include "Serial Mom?" Christopher Lloyd from "My Favorite Martian," is nothing special either.
There are a few laughs generated from the strange character motives, but most of them involve the characters being in some sort of pain. The ending is energetic in its use of using the babies as props, but even that is an exaggerated vision of "Baby's Day Out."
Another major problem with the film is its use of the babies as objects. They are supposed to be cute, innocent creatures from God, not half animated plot devices. Even if the film did succeed in audience laughter, the subject of using babies as lab rats alone would turn anyone off immediately, even if it is played in a comic nature.
"Baby Geniuses" is one of the worst family movies I have seen in a long time. Will kids enjoy it? It is hard to tell, they might get a kick out of the films use of slapstick humor, but it is nothing compared to any movie with Leslie Nielsen. Save your money. This is no better than the "Ally Mcbeal" computer animated dancing baby.
The film opens with a small baby named Sly, short for Sylvester, using his impressive karate skills on grown adults. First, he punches an individual in the jewels. Second, he flips another over his shoulder.
The victims are workers for a massive but secret research company that strongly believes that babies under two years of age have their own language, that all other people can not understand. That they know everything, the secrets of the universe, human weaknesses and many other fascinating things.
Why do the characters care about this material? How did they find out about it? When did this research start? How long has it been going on for? Why do we care? These are a few of some of the questions I am asking myself here, none of which are answered.
The movies' characters are unexplained props used only to for the other characters, the babies, own personal uses and enjoyment, and to explain the plot to us, for the movie itself has no story, it's merely a study of pointless methodologically that no body cares about.
The children themselves are given vulgar and unfunny dialog to chew on. The main baby is voiced appropriately by Joseph Mazzello, who was probably offered good money here. They have computer animated mouths, that I think are supposed to look like real talking babies. And they often swear at adults, like they are masters of the universe, and the film pretends that they are.
The movie's performances aren't exactly outstanding. Peter MacNicol from "Ally Mcbeal" is a dad interested in nothing the audiences are. Kathleen Turner is surprisingly dimwitted as the head person is charge of the research company, but what can you expect from a person who's film credits include "Serial Mom?" Christopher Lloyd from "My Favorite Martian," is nothing special either.
There are a few laughs generated from the strange character motives, but most of them involve the characters being in some sort of pain. The ending is energetic in its use of using the babies as props, but even that is an exaggerated vision of "Baby's Day Out."
Another major problem with the film is its use of the babies as objects. They are supposed to be cute, innocent creatures from God, not half animated plot devices. Even if the film did succeed in audience laughter, the subject of using babies as lab rats alone would turn anyone off immediately, even if it is played in a comic nature.
"Baby Geniuses" is one of the worst family movies I have seen in a long time. Will kids enjoy it? It is hard to tell, they might get a kick out of the films use of slapstick humor, but it is nothing compared to any movie with Leslie Nielsen. Save your money. This is no better than the "Ally Mcbeal" computer animated dancing baby.