Three Men and a Baby 1987

Johanna Steinmetz, Chicago Tribune: The film works well despite its predictability, perhaps because of it. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times: It has the likability of the first movie. The people who made it have carried over much of the original's weightless, sweet-tempered flavor. Read more

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel: As a sometime actor, Nimoy understands how to get good performances from the members of his cast. Read more

Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer: It would be a better movie if everyone involved had concentrated on making the behavior of the three heroes more believable. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: The balance of the film is devoted to milking as much humor as possible out of the situation of three urbane young men trying to play nursemaid with nary a clue of what they're doing. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie never steps wrong as long as it focuses on the developing love between the two big men and the tiny baby. Read more

Brian Case, Time Out: It is shamelessly sentimental, and could well send the hardboiled home to kick the cat. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Film is a good showcase for the comic abilities of this threesome, all of whom seem to have their one-liner timing down pat. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Director Leonard Nimoy does not use his ears for comedy -- nor his eyes, even. His three leads recite their lines as though they wanted to take their jumbo-sized salaries and run -- which, given this movie, maybe isn't such a dumb idea. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: As long as the script tracks the men's relationship with the baby, the picture is lively froth. Read more