Four macho firemen—excuse me, smoke-jumpers (smoke-jumpers hate it when you confuse them with their citified brethren)—get saddled with three kids for a weekend and have to do parenting. Can they handle it? Of course not. And this is your broad-strokes, over-the-top comedy “Playing With Fire,” starring the popular World Wresting Entertainment wrestler and bodybuilder John Cena.

Mark Jackson
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Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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