Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Dennis Quaid | ... | Frank Beardsley | |
Rene Russo | ... | Helen North | |
Sean Faris | ... | William Beardsley | |
Katija Pevec | ... | Christina Beardsley | |
Dean Collins | ... | Harry Beardsley | |
Tyler Patrick Jones | ... | Michael Beardsley | |
Haley Ramm | ... | Kelly Beardsley | |
Brecken Palmer | ... | Ely Beardsley | |
Bridger Palmer | ... | Otter Beardsley | |
Ty Panitz | ... | Ethan Beardsley | |
Danielle Panabaker | ... | Phoebe North | |
Drake Bell | ... | Dylan North | |
Miki Ishikawa | ... | Naoko North | |
Slade Pearce | ... | Mick North | |
Lil J.J. | ... | Jimi North (as Lil' JJ) |
Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and salutes. The kids long for a permanent home. Helen North is a free spirit, a designer whose ten children live in loving chaos, with occasional group hugs. Helen and Frank, high school sweethearts, reconnect at a reunion, and it's love at first re-sighting. They marry on the spot. Then the problems start as two sets of kids, the free spirits and the disciplined preppies, must live together. The warring factions agree to work together to end the marriage. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Since I've always wanted a big family with lots of siblings, I do enjoy movies featuring large families. I'm a die-hard Brady Bunch fan, and thought Cheaper by the Dozen was awesome-- both 1 and 2.
Having said that, the plot was totally unrealistic, with entirely too many chaos/disaster scenes that I guess were supposed to be funny. There was a lot of "fluff" and not much "stuff".
But because I really enjoy movies featuring large families, I "curved" this rating and gave it a 6-- Otherwise it would probably be a 1 or 2. Because from an unbiased point of view, it looked like something somebody slapped together this morning.