IN the charmless sequel to Daddy Day Care, two fathers take charge of the dilapidated Camp Driftwood, and try to rejuvenate the children's summer camp in direct competition with the spoiled brats of Camp Canola.
At a pivotal moment, the retired colonel in charge of Driftwood's misfits turns to his pint-sized recruits and barks, "We've got something these kids from Canola haven't got. Do you know what that is?"
"Lice?" chirps one of the rosy-cheeked moppets.
No, the colonel means excruciating performances, saccharine dialogue and witless set pieces.
Daddy Day Camp is an embarrassment, even for Cuba Gooding Jr whose career has been in freefall since he won his Oscar for Jerry Maguire.
Doting fathers Charlie Hinton (Gooding Jr) and Phil Ryerson (Paul Rae) have built up the Daddy Day Care brand for seven years, letting hyperactive tykes run amok in Charlie's home, under the guise of running a safe and fun day care facility.
They reluctantly take charge of run down Camp Driftwood to prevent the facility from falling into the clutches of Charlie's nemesis Lance Warner, who runs Camp Canola.
An Olympiad sets up the obligatory showdown between the two camps, and yet more sugary father-son bonding that will rot your teeth.
- See it at Empire
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