Kindergarten Cop Details

This undemanding picture proves that Arnold Schwarzenegger can do comedy, providing he doesn't try too hard. As the cop forced to teach toddlers while searching for a crook's missing son, Arnie is at his best jousting with the little tykes (surprisingly few of whom have gone on to become major child stars). The romance with Penelope Ann Miller is less convincing, but not over-intrusive. Richard Tyson and Carroll Baker make almost pantomimic baddies, but this isn't really a children's film and parents should keep the channel-changer handy for the more violent bits.

The trouble with comedy-thrillers is that while they are sometimes funny, they rarely thrill. If Reitman's film gets... read more on Time Out