Adventures In Babysitting

Vin Diesel goes soft in The Pacifier


by Willow Green |
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Vin, Vin, Vin, what are you thinking? The man's risen to stardom like a ballistc missile, exploded as an action superstar in xXx, lined up a sequel to his hugely popular sci-fi film, Pitch Black and scored the lead in David Franzoni's Hannibal. So what does this emergent action hero do? Sign on for the next Mr Nanny. Usually a sure sign that a former tough guy is washing out, the descent into 'comedy parenting caper' is oft accompanied by the sight of vultures circling. A more ominous portent we can't imagine but that hasn't stopped Diesel from lining up The Pacifier as his next film. The actor stars as an undercover agent who fails failing to protect an important government scientist (so far so good). But, when Diesel subsequently learns that the man's family is in danger, he agrees to take care of the scientist's children only to discover that

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