Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and move in with the young women.
Man of the House is a formulaic fish-out-of-water comedy that doesn't do much to distinguish itself. Tommy Lee Jones brings his trademark gruff charisma to the lead role, which elevates the material somewhat, but the plot is predictable and the premise—tough lawman embedded among bubbly cheerleaders—is mined for obvious comic contrast without much invention. The cinematography is workmanlike at best, typical of mid-2000s studio comedies. Novelty is low; the undercover-cop-in-unlikely-setting concept was well-worn by 2005. The ending resolves neatly and without surprise. Jones is the main reason to watch, but even he can't lift this above mediocrity.