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Avg. Critic Score: 13 out of 100 Overwhelming dislike Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
7 OK for kids 7+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 38
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    Innocuous amusement for 5- to 8-year-olds and other people stuck in the anal stage of development. Read full review

  • 30
    The New York Times |

    A recruiting poster for kids, insisting that there's no domestic problem that military values can't solve. Read full review

  • 30
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    It's gotten to the point where Gooding's presence on a marquee practically guarantees we'll be bashing our heads against the seat in front of us. Bonk, bonk, bonk. Read full review

  • 30
    The Hollywood Reporter | Michael Rechtshaffen

    Any scrap of charm or honest-to-goodness humor already possessed in limited quantities by the original has been relegated to the outhouse in this sorry follow-up. Read full review

  • 30
    Variety |

    This sequel to the 2003 Eddie Murphy comedy may appeal to auds still young enough not to have seen it all before, or who still find flatulence hilarious, or who think adults, when agitated, flail about like epileptic marionettes. Read full review

  • 25
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    Too predictable, but kids should like it. Read full review

  • 25
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    If you're looking for a modern-day "Meatballs" - or, for that matter, "Meatballs 4" - you're out of luck. Read full review

  • 25
    Entertainment Weekly |

    Filling in for Eddie Murphy in a septically humored kiddie sequel to "Daddy Day Care," Gooding gives a mug-job performance that consists mainly of reacting (again and again) to nasty smells. Read full review

  • 25
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    The unfunny jokes center on outhouses, vomit and flatulence. Gooding mugs, screeches, even hops up and down to no avail. Nothing can wring an ounce of comedy out of this sorry spectacle. Read full review

  • 11
    Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten

    Despite cute kids, tough dads, and problems controlling bed-wetting and farts, Daddy Day Camp should just limp off to the nurse's tent and call it quits. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 7+ Forgettable camp comedy is fine for kiddie laughs.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this basically harmless family sequel (it follows up 2003's Daddy Day Care) does feature several fart and vomit jokes, as well as some cartoonish slapstick violence -- like an outhouse burning and falling around a counselor who's on the toilet. The language is mild (of the "crap" and "stupid" variety) and used almost exclusively as insults. One tween camper is obviously smitten with a pretty girl; she eventually kisses him on the cheek. But overall, even though it's not a particularly good movie, it's a clean, kid-friendly comedy.
  • Families can talk about good sportsmanship. The neighboring campers were really competitive, but they also cheated; is winning the same if you cheat? Families can also talk about father-son relationships. Why was Charlie so opposed to having his father teach the kids, and how was Charlie wrong about his father?
The good stuff
  • message true3 Positive messages: Underdog campers beat their cheating opponents through teamwork, confidence, and hard work. A fair amount of bodily humor (fart and vomit gags, etc.).
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence and scariness: Cartoonish scenes like an outhouse catching on fire and a school bus crashing into a cabin; campers play paintball.
  • sex false0 Sexy stuff: A boy stares wide-eyed at a pretty girl in camp; she kisses him on the cheek. Charlie and his wife hug.
  • language false0 Language: Mild PG words: "crap," "stupid," "idiot," "loser."
  • consumerism false3 Consumerism: Hummer's H3 SUV; GM school bus; Charmglow grill; Nike workout gear.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue
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