Guilty Pleasures

#1 MAN OF THE HOUSE (2005)

Now guilty pleasures is not going to necessarily mean good films just films I just love for whatever reason. Some might fit into the so bad it's good catergory, some I might feel are just under appreciated and some are just what a 24 year old straight male shouldn't really like. These are not going to be strictly my favourite films either. Man of the House (this one not too be confused with the Chevy Chase/Jonathan Taylor Thomas comedy from 95ish) is far from a good movie.

Tommy Lee Jones stars as a Texas Ranger who is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murderer of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin, who just so happen to be a group of cheerleaders from the University of Texas and Jones goes undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and moves in with the young women.

Doesn't that plot outline just sound like comedy gold to you? Yes! No!. What's odd about this movie is that Tommy Lee Jones as an Executive Producer credit, which might just mean he add some interest in the script and was not just making the movie to pay some bills. And why does the plot sound so familiar to me? Somebody write a comment to tell me if there is a familiar film out there, none come to mind.

Anyways, Jones ends up doing loads of "funny" stuff liking buying tampons for the girls (comedy goldmine right there) and taking there advice when it comes to the ladies and bonding with his daughter. I haven't really mentioned the cheerleading girls that much, but that's what makes the film work...

Kelli Garner plays Babs, and I'm going to be unbiased here. I'm madly in love with this woman. There is just something I love about her and would gladly watch anything with her in, she's my favourite, Monica Keena as Evie is my close second favourite. All the girls are very likeable except really Christinia Milian who plays the leader of the cheerleaders, her character doesn't have the spark the others quite have.

It's really hard to justify what I like about this movie. It's never really that funny, it's very predictable saved by Tommy Lee Jones' role and the spunk of the girls. For those who don't mind to watch a no-brainer every now and then.