I definitely had seen this before. My mom and dad loved it and I remember the VHS box when they rented it from a video store in the earl ‘90s. Still I remember nothing about it. From what I can see, the best way to view this film is to think of it like a cartoon. Moments are so big including expressions of the actors. This is especially the case in the moment where the vacuum cleaner chases everyone. My issue is this tone is not carried throughout the whole film. The main reason this film works at all is because it is super cute and because Michael Keaton is phenomenal. A big issue the film has is conflict. It plays off a fish-out-of-water premise that only could work in a pre-late 90's world where a man staying home and a woman working is a, "crazy premise." There is conflict in those moments at home and Keaton is funny enough that it works, but when it comes to his relationship with Teri Garr, I never for one second believe their marriage is in jeopardy. It would be if Michael Keaton was more of a jerk about being stuck at home, but he already takes a dive during the weird company picnic race and it is clear that his wife knows he threw the race. He knows that she know’s he’s better than Martin Mull so what does anything matter. There is a lot of stuff like that, that just doesn’t make sense. Still the jokes are really funny and the kids really help to keep you invested in the film.
