Tom McHugh (Ethan Hawke) has always played second fiddle to his older brother, Craig (Brian McNamara). But recently he’s even had to take a back seat to Napoleon, the family’s prize-winning dog.

At least he’ll catch a break because his mom and dad are taking the dog to a contest out of town, meaning that he’ll be on his own for the weekend, and he can watch the house sitter next door (Teri Polo) in peace. Just after his parents leave the driveway, however, his brother Craig pulls in.

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Who would expect a movie with Ice Cube to be a family movie? Is this the same guy? As it turns out, it is. And there is certainly some edge to his character, but he turns it out.

His character is a sports collector, with all sorts of memorabilia, including a bobblehead doll of Satchel Paige who tries to talk him out of one thing or another (and often seems to get him into more trouble). In order to get in good with a new girl, he agrees to bring her kids to meet her. Perhaps not the best idea.

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