I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed enjoyed the classic "Cheaper By The Dozen", despite how cheesy it could be by today's standards, I thought it had such a kind feel to it and felt like a baby blankie. I wanted to see the original before ever thinking about seeing the remake with Steve Martin, but Hilary Duff is holding me back from seeing it, shallow, I know, but she's so annoying! But the original just had such a sweet and touching story about the struggles of coming from a huge family.
Cheaper by the Dozen is about the Gilbreth family, a family of a mother, who is a house wife, a father, who is an engineer, and 12 of their children. They move together in a bigger house only to find that it wasn't big enough for them, but too small for the maids to be hired, so they must chip in and work on the house together. The kids are growing up and the father is finding it so hard learning how to sometimes let go.
Honestly, I don't know if I'll see the remake, I'm afraid of what today's Hollywood has done to it, not to mention my sheer dislike of Hilary Duff. But please see the original Cheaper By The Dozen if you get the chance, it may be a little Leave It To Beaver, but I think it's one of America's finer family films.
7/10
Cheaper by the Dozen is about the Gilbreth family, a family of a mother, who is a house wife, a father, who is an engineer, and 12 of their children. They move together in a bigger house only to find that it wasn't big enough for them, but too small for the maids to be hired, so they must chip in and work on the house together. The kids are growing up and the father is finding it so hard learning how to sometimes let go.
Honestly, I don't know if I'll see the remake, I'm afraid of what today's Hollywood has done to it, not to mention my sheer dislike of Hilary Duff. But please see the original Cheaper By The Dozen if you get the chance, it may be a little Leave It To Beaver, but I think it's one of America's finer family films.
7/10