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User Reviews for: Cheaper by the Dozen

TinyTinkerBell9
3/10  2 years ago
Let me start this with admitting that I have never watched the original movie from 1950, but I like the remake and it's sequel with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt just fine. Sure they are not great or innovative in any way, but charming and sweet and profit from a great and believe cast dynamic. And an at leat somewhat coherent storytelling.

I'm also still convinced this film is actually another remake of "Yours, Mine and Ours" and they got confused during production, because it has really more in common with those films.

The cast is okay, with Gabrielle Union and Erika Christensen serving as the saving grace of the film, but most characters just feel very random or at worst unlikeable. The kids are introduced via voice over and while some get more personality than others (which is a think in Remake 1.0 as well) they never truly feel like a family union. Same goes for Union and Braff who just lack any kind of believable chemistry.

The story is also truly lacking. Not that the Steve Martin version (and yes, I can't help it but compare them) tells the most original story, but it still feels more well-rounded than whatever this mess is. To make it short, breakfast is not that interesting.

The best thing about this movie is obviously it's very diverse cast, but as most of the time, not the way Disney is handling it. They cram in so many different issues and messages that characters and story get lost in it. The film is build around sending messages (albeit good ones) instead of incorporating them naturally, so everything else suffers for it. Characterizations, relationships etc... It barely feels like a movie and more like Disney trying really hard to improve their image... again. The problem is, this has been done better before.

What's left is a soulless reboot that feels completely unearned and unnecessary. While people are still looking back fondly at the original and the remake, this one will probably join other recent remakes in the realm of "Movies YouTube Reviewers Make Fun Of and then Will Never Be Watched Again."

Or Disney wants a sequel because it means some fast money.
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