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Byline: Colin Covert; Staff Writer

DADDY DAY CAMP 1 out of four stars

Rating: PG for mild bodily humor and language.

Stop me if you've heard this one before. An ill-equipped coach takes a ragtag group of misfits, boosts their self-esteem with inspirational speeches and leads them into battle with their cheating, conceited rivals - a contest in which they learn the real meaning of teamwork.

Hey, wake up, wake up. Because unless you realize the mind-melting awfulness that is "Daddy Day Camp," you might drag your poor, defenseless children to the theater, where the entertainment receptors in their brains will be destroyed by forced ...

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