The Story:
John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is trying to bust Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson). The only lead they have is the school where his son is attending in Oregon. So he goes there with his partner (Pamela Reed) who will pose as the new kindergarten teacher. But when she gets ill, suddenly John has to fill the bill, as he becomes the title character of the movie. Naturally, John becomes enamored with the ex-Mrs. Crisp (Penelope Ann Miller) which naturally complicates things. John has to survive the kids, if he hopes to survive his encounter when Crisp comes to town.
This movie is 23 years old.
I have never seen it, until now.
Nothing like catching up on the classics!
:)
Yes, I've seen the "it's not a tumor" line played over and over throughout the years, but have never actually sat down and watched the film.
Until now.
And I've got to say, it wasn't too bad.
This was the phase of Arnold's career when he was finally branching out into comedies or family-friendly fare. Most action stars do it at some point, it's often the only way to broaden their horizons and extend their careers.
Arnold was probably the most successful at this. He's made more memorable films than flops in his career, and this film followed the success of Twins, and the very underrated Total Recall. That movie automatically became better when the remake paled in comparison!
But Arnold was on top of his game here, playing straight-man to the kids and just generally having a good time.
I'm glad I finally got to see it.
Final Grade: B
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Cute film, easily rewatchable. Since I've gone 23 years without it in my collection, no hurry at the moment. Though I do have several Arnold classics missing from the collection, so who knows?
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