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Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)

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User Rating: 5.2/10 (7,736 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Adam Shankman
Writers (WGA):
Sam Harper (written by)
Craig Titley (characters)
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Release Date:
21 December 2005 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
This Christmas, you better watch out! more
Plot:
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children, headed by Eugene Levy | add synopsis
Awards:
4 nominations more
User Comments:
Bland and Harmless Sequel more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some crude humor and mild language.
Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:PG (certificate #42232) | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | France:U | South Korea:All | Ireland:PG | Brazil:Livre | UK:PG | Australia:PG (original rating) | Australia:G (re-rating on appeal) | Malaysia:U | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
Aurora, Ontario, Canada more
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Trivia:
Events in the Labor Day Cup included: the Egg Toss, Wheelbarrow Race, Diving, Sack Race, Archery, Egg and Spoon Race, Water Treadmill, Volleyball, and the Tie-breaker Canoe Race. Not seen, but shown on the scoreboard were: Tug-O-War, Baseball Dunk, and Water Skiing. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Sarina is not wearing shorts in the canoe. When they get to shore, she is wearing shorts. more
Quotes:
[from trailer]
Tom Baker: That's not gonna fit in your tent, Lorraine.
Lorraine Baker: Oh, I'm gonna make it fit, Dad!
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Movie Connections:
References Napoleon Dynamite (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Holiday more

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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Bland and Harmless Sequel, 22 June 2006
5/10
Author: christian123

Tom and Kate (Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt) decide to take the whole family on a summer vacation to Lake Winnetka, but it soon turns into a competition between their family and that of Tom's arch-rival Jimmy Murtaugh (Eugene Levy).

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a harmless and bland sequel. It offers a few laughs but not enough to sustain its running time. The original film was an okay family film, nothing special. The sequel is more or less the same and it also makes for a decent family film. I was expecting a little more though. There are a few interesting subplots but the main premise is very silly. I know it's a family movie and all but why did the story have to be so generic? Since the script is weak there is a lack of character development, the film is kind of boring. There are a few funny gags and performances but they aren't good enough to save the movie.

The acting is okay and only a couple people give good performances. The best performance is given by Alyson Stoner. Her character goes through the most development and she handles it pretty well. Liliana Mumy and Morgan York also give good performances though they don't get a lot of screen time. The strength of the comedy should have been the rivalry between Steve Martin and Eugene Levy. Levy is only mildly funny while Steve Martin is not funny at all. He just tries too hard and it comes off as annoying. Bonnie Hunt gives a decent performance and she has a few funny lines. Hilary Duff gives an annoying performance as Lorraine and she's hardly in the film, which is a good thing. Carmen Electra makes for good eye candy but she doesn't do anything special. Piper Perabo and Jamie King both give decent performances. Tom Welling just gives a bland performance while Jonathon Bennett only has a few lines and his character is not developed at all.

Director Adam Shankman only does an okay job behind the camera. I like the way he captures the Baker family and their love for one another. There are some nice moments in the movie about family values and the ending is pretty nice. Besides for that, he just keeps the film bland and uninteresting while leaving out some of the Baker kids. On the one hand, I wanted the film to be longer than 90 minutes so all the characters could have been portrayed well. On the other hand, if they had kept the same story and made the film longer then the movie would have been unbearable. On a last note, compared to Yours, Mine and Ours, Cheaper by the Dozen 2 looks like a masterpiece. In the end, the movie is only average but it should make for a nice rental if you're looking for a family film. Rating 5/10

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