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Are We Done Yet? (2007)

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Reviews Counted:91

Fresh:7

Rotten:84

Average Rating:3.3/10

Consensus: Are We Done Yet? plays it way too safe with generic slapstick and uninspired domestic foibles.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some innuendos and brief language

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release:Apr 4, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $49,631,958

Synopsis: Rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube reprises his role as the Everyman-sports-fanatic Nick Persons of the road-trip slapstick comedy ARE WE THERE YET? (2005), evolving from bachelorhood to domesticated... Rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube reprises his role as the Everyman-sports-fanatic Nick Persons of the road-trip slapstick comedy ARE WE THERE YET? (2005), evolving from bachelorhood to domesticated family-man in the hilarious home-improvement farce ARE WE DONE YET? Now married to Suzanne (Nia Long) and stepfather to her kids, Lindsey (Aleisha Allen) and Kevin (Phillip Bolden), Nick decides to change careers, selling his half of a sports memorabilia store to launch a sports magazine. Just as he is about to get things started he finds out that Suzanne is pregnant with twins! Already cramped in his small city apartment, he decides its time to move to the country, where he can raise his new family in more wide open spaces. They are charmed, and duped, by local realtor Chuck Mitchell Jr. (John C. McGinley), who also turns out to be the local inspector and general contractor, to purchase a beautiful mid-1800's house, a "fixer-upper" on sprawling property, complete with pond and guest house. But their dream home becomes a never-ending nightmarish endeavor, and between Suzanne's pregnancy, Nick's magazine launch, and adapting to the country life, it's not clear who will implode first, the house or the family. Based on another RKO Radio Pictures film, MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE (1948), starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy, ARE WE DONE YET? provides an entertaining look at how families cope, and eventually bond, through adversity, and the unexpected. Ice Cube (FRIDAY, BARBERSHOP) and McGinley (SCRUBS, OFFICE SPACE) have tremendous on-screen chemistry, even though their comedic styles are quite different, Cube with his pessimistic and grimacing double-take responses and McGinley with his overbearing energy and game-show-host grin. Despite all the tension, and some adult themes, ARE WE DONE YET? is a good, clean, fun-for-the-whole-family film. [More]

Starring: Ice Cube, Nia Long, Aleisha Allen, Philip Bolden

Starring: Ice Cube, Nia Long, Aleisha Allen, Philip Bolden, John C. McGinley

Director: Steve Carr

Director: Steve Carr
Screenwriter: Hank Nelken
Producer: Matt Alvarez, Ice Cube, Ted Hartley
Composer: Teddy Castellucci
Screenwriter: Eric Wald
Producer: Todd Garner
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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In most films, a bathroom-related joke would represent the lowest form of humor. In this one, it's a highlight.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment 2 Comments
04/04/07
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
Sacramento Bee

Basically, the title says it all and if you're unlucky enough to end up seeing this, you'll be repeating that title for the entire 96 minutes. Avoid.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment 2 Comments
06/19/07
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Are We Done Yet? isn't much more than a middling middle-class fantasy, but it has a few sweet admonitions nestled amid the tomfoolery.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment 1 Comment
04/04/07
Amy Biancolli
Amy Biancolli
Houston Chronicle

Let’s just hope the kids find burping raccoons and crumbling ceilings hilarious.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment 1 Comment
07/12/07
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Time Out

There is something almost revolutionary about the way it and a couple of other recent movies (including this week's Firehouse Dog) are attempting to bring back the sort of live-action family films that Disney used to churn out in the '70s.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment 1 Comment
04/04/07
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Yeah, we're done.

Full Review Source: EURWeb | comment 1 Comment
04/08/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
EURWeb

If you've seen the brilliantly edited trailer, you've seen just about every single laugh in the movie.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment 1 Comment
04/04/07
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
04/06/07
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

US audiences ate it up and there are just enough laughs to appease those whose tastes run to utterly undemanding kiddie slapstick and life lessons.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
06/08/07
Total Film

Following up on his execrable 2005 semi-hit Are We There Yet?, Ice Cube once again turns the world off with a scowl in Are We Done Yet?

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/05/07
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

Oh, I do hope so. Why Ice Cube thought his wretched family outing Are We There Yet? deserved a sequel is baffling, since all it revealed was his complete ineptitude as a light comedian.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
06/08/07
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

No cleverness was exerted on this one.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
04/04/07
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News
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An acknowledged remake of the old Cary Grant movie Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. As far as I could tell, that's because everyone involved was inspired by the syllable "Bland" in the title.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
05/28/07
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Dallas Morning News
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Director Steve Carr is apparently the go-to guy for African-American comedy actors looking to destroy any last vestiges of already waning credibility.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
04/12/07
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
FilmStew.com

Starved for a laugh, the film drags on until finally the predictable life lesson is taught and the credits roll.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
04/05/07
Brett Register
Brett Register
Orlando Weekly

Done is a softer picture aimed more at home repair guffaws and comic anxiety rather than a soul-sucking endurance test of misery. The upgrade is appreciated if not completely enjoyed.

Full Review Source: OhmyNews.com | comment Comment
04/03/07
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
OhmyNews.com

passable but far from inspired

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
07/15/07
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

We're finished.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
08/02/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

If only someone had thought to fix the script.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
04/04/07
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

Mediocre from foundation to roof, this sequel to 2005's tepid road trip farce Are We There Yet? is the movie equivalent of a tear-down.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
04/03/07
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
 
 
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