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Cheaper By the Dozen 2

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Cheaper By the Dozen 2 (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 82 Fresh: 5  Rotten:77 Average Rating: 3.7/10
 
Consensus: A sequel to a remake, Cheaper 2 wastes its solid cast in scenes of over-the-top, predictable humor.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Theatrical Release: Dec 21, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $82,468,131

Synopsis: Steve Martin returns as the proud patriarch of the Baker family in this sequel to the original CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, based on a book by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth. This time, all twelve Baker kids and their parents, Tom (Martin) and Kate (Bonnie Hunt), are going on vacation,... Steve Martin returns as the proud patriarch of the Baker family in this sequel to the original CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, based on a book by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth. This time, all twelve Baker kids and their parents, Tom (Martin) and Kate (Bonnie Hunt), are going on vacation, returning to their summer cabin in Wisconsin for one last hurrah before the kids grow up and go their separate ways. Lorraine (Hilary Duff) is on her way to New York to begin an internship with VOGUE, Nora (Piper Perabo) is hugely pregnant, and the Bakers want to spend some quality time all together for a change. As the family arrives at their old house, however, they realize that some things have changed--and some things never do. Tom's old high school rival, Jimmy Murtaugh (Eugene Levy) is now the big man about town, owning much of the surrounding area, and raising his large family in a huge home across the lake from the Bakers'. The longstanding competition between the two families--or at least that of the fathers--mounts over the course of their vacation, as the two men resort to ever nastier tactics of one-upsmanship. Meanwhile, Charlie Baker (Tom Welling) becomes closer with Anne Murtaugh (Jamie King), and Sarah (Alyson Stoner) embarks on her first romance with Eliot Murtaugh (Taylor Lautner). It all comes to a head when the two families face off in a canoeing race, during which they are faced with a decision between loyalty to family and friends, and the competitive edge. [More]

Genre: Childrens

Starring: Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling, Hilary Duff

Director: Adam Shankman
Screenwriter: Sam Harper
Producer: Shawn Levy, Ben Myron

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 4, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Dual Side

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentaries - Adam Shankman - Director
  • Trailers - Forced Family Trailer
  • Disc 1/Side A: CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 - Full Frame
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Additional Release Material:

  • Behind the Scenes - "FOX Movie Channel: Casting Session"
  • Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. PSAs
  • Disc 1/Side B: CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 - Widescreen
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Additional Release Material:

  • Additional Footage - "Inside Look: FLICKA, AQUAMARINE"
  • Featurettes - 1. "Camp Chaos"
  • 2. "A Comedic Trio"

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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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There's a discernible lack of enthusiasm from almost everyone involved, and Duff, who's gone from wholesome to haggard in two short years, is flat-out scary.

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03/06/07
Andrea Gronvall
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This is definitely a family trip to stay home and skip.

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02/03/07
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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There's something pernicious about a toxic mix of sitcom and snickering sex jokes getting packaged and effectively sold as wholesome fun for the family.

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11/24/06
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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2/4

Its heart is in the right place, but a reliance on gimmicks and sentiment undermines the story. In the end, both the laughs and the tears here come just a little too cheap.

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09/11/06
Carolyn Arends
Christianity Today
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06/24/06
Onion AV Club
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Martin and Levy mug for their close-ups and then retire to their trailers while the stunt doubles do the really hard work.

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05/12/06
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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'Cheaper by the Dozen 2' is one of the reasons that movie viewership dropped off in 2005.

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04/02/06
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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2/5

A couple of good chuckles can't redeem this sappy mess.

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04/01/06
Helen OHara
Empire Magazine
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A miserable experience filled with crude slapstick, cruder sentiment and retrograde jokes.

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02/11/06
Peter Sobczynski
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...[takes] a dated, sitcom approach that reveals just how little the filmmakers think of their audience.

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01/13/06
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International
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A family fantasy that plays at being happy and picture-perfect but primarily comes off as fake and dismayingly unfunny.

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01/07/06
Gregory Kirschling
Entertainment Weekly
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The treacle spreads like molten lava and everyone ends up flat on their molasses.

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01/07/06
Philip French
Observer [UK]
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if you go to this movie and find any decent laugh in there whatsoever, you should know right now that I have nothing but utter contempt for you.

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01/04/06
Luke Y. Thompson
Los Angeles CityBeat
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[A] cinematic Bataan death march of pratfalls, kicks to the crotch, leg-humping dogs, pseudo-adorable rugrats who are a collective menace to society, and stomach-turning schmaltz...

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01/03/06
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher
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This sequel is just a string of lame slapstick gags, where Steve Martin acts handicapped, makes a fool of himself and gets a wetsuit stuck up his butt.

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01/02/06
Mike Sage
Peterborough This Week
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Cheaper by the gross.

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01/01/06
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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It’s the snobs vs. the slobs! And this holiday’s no picnic!

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Marrit Ingman
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