Rotten
A thoroughly misguided, unfunny film.
Lael Loewenstein, Variety
Baby Geniuses
Think innocent. Think helpless. Think again. Naps are history.
1999 · 1h 35m · PG
Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
Directed by
Bob Clark
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Baby Geniuses
Overview
BabyCo is the world's leading manufacturer in baby products. However, what the public doesn't know, is that Drs Kinder and Heep, two of its most brilliant scientists, are tirelessly working in complete secrecy to crack the indecipherable code to 'baby talk': a highly sophisticated language, and the key to the secrets of the universe. Before long, problems arise when mischievous Sly, the smartest of the toddlers, escapes confinement, bent on uniting all babies to free those trapped in the laboratory. Now, Kinder and Heep must find Sly before it is too late.
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2%
Tomatometer
Rotten
There are ticklish moments, but no real laughs.
F.X. Feeney, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
Baby Geniuses' ramshackle plot serves merely as a launching pad for nearly two hours of jokes revolving around the idea of babies who talk and behave like bad stand-up comedians.
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
Rotten
The hokey dialogue and witless physical gags keep everything painful and hectoring.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
If the remainder of this century will bring a lamer film than Baby Geniuses, may I please be in Estonia when it comes.
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
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