The slapstick sequences in “Baby’s Day Out” flow like one of those brilliant old-school cartoons involving a baby crawling into danger but sadly the movie as a whole isn’t as impressive. It was written by John Hughes, whose “Home Alone” films didn’t really impress me but because this is so clearly based on a cartoon and it feels like one I actually liked it.

Baby Bink is kidnapped by three clumsy crooks led by Eddie played by the voice of Fat Tony on tv’s “The Simpsons” Joe Mantegna. They want five million dollars and things seem to be lucky good for them but then the baby escapes out of a window and proceeds to take a bus ride, a trip at the zoo and finally he comes to a construction site as the pesky bad guys chase him down.

Baby Bink is adorable of course and it is funny to watch him during his misadventures. The bad guys are okay but they’re taken more from the Three Stooges as opposed to cartoon characters. Joe Mantegna is my favourite while Joe Pantoliano (“The Matrix”, “The Fugitive”) left a lot to be desired. I really disliked the parents as they would distract from the cartoony feel of the movie.

Many projects Hughes has worked including “Dennis The Menace”, “Home Alone” and “Flubber” have left me feeling underwhelmed but there is something funny about this one and it is because you’re sucked into this cartoon-like world the movie creates. The bad guys get hurt in ways nobody could survive or at least move on from without being completely paralysed and we buy into it because of the atmosphere the film has made but it is annoying when we get a few scenes that distract us from that vibe. “Baby’s Day Out” will entertain children and provide some charming nostalgia value for older viewers.