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Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt corral a wild herd of rampaging children in Cheaper by the Dozen, an enjoyable family flick. When Kate Baker (Hunt, Jerry Maguire) gets a book deal for her chronicle of their abundant family life, she also gets drawn into a book tour--leaving Tom (Martin, Bringing Down the House, The Jerk) to run the house and cope with his new, high-pressure job as a football coach. Naturally, chaos erupts, bringing the family to the brink of meltdown. Cheaper by the Dozen is not a great movie or an important movie or even a surprising movie, but it is a warm-hearted crowd-pleaser. The Bakers' family life is a bit idealized and antiseptic, but anyone looking for an escape from their own less-ideal family lives won't mind. Also featuring Tom Welling, Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, and an uncredited Ashton Kutcher. --Bret Fetzer
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1.0 out of 5 stars
A dreadful monstrosity which reared its stinky head from infernal cesspool,
By mitek (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cheaper By the Dozen 03 (DVD)
This horrific travesty of a family movie is a veritable proof that the efforts of controlled birth societies are not wasted: a normal person who watches this eyesore of a picture will want to have nothing to do with big family, or God forbid, to start one.Here is the lowdown: a dancing monkey of a father, a wussy type, has a large family of 12, who totally disrespect him and make the family life look like hell on earth. Whenever he says something, just watch the expression of their faces: they show either contempt, or outward mockery. Smiles are feigned, dialogs are labored and unnatural, and it is clear that there is no love in this family -- apparently, they hate one another's guts. This is such a contrast with the beautiful book with the same title, by Gilbreths, which has totally different spirit.
3.0 out of 5 stars
not bad , has some very funny moments,
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This review is from: Cheaper By the Dozen 03 (DVD)
this movie isn't too bad.there are a couple of very funny moments inthe movie.i also liked the energy level of the film.it was very high.the movie is entertaining for the most part.the only things i didn't like,is that i felt Steve Martin over exaggerated his expressions and action in some of the physical comedy.i also thought the "inspirational" theme music was a bit overpowering at times.but these are just small complaints.otherwise,it's a pretty good movie.i thought the kids all did a good job acting.i really like Bonnie Hunt,who played the wife and mother.i thought she was a standout in the movie.i did think the ending was predictable,but i'm sure that's by design.with most movies of this genre,you usually know how things will end up. after the movie ended,i felt satisfied that i had got my money's worth,which is more than can be said for many movies.i give "Cheaper by the Dozen" a strong 3/5
2.0 out of 5 stars
An OK movie with some throw backs.,
By RICK "rdthomp17" (Somewhere) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cheaper By the Dozen 03 (DVD)
This film is a remake of the 1953 film along with a movie based on the book. It isn't as good as it could have been; they had an oppurtunity to make a great film but they didn't execute as well as they could have.The story basically goes that a family with 12 children lives in the countryside. When the father gets a coaching job in Chicago the family moves there, but the children are hesitant and angry to go. The rest mostly consists of the children being angry and the mother going on a trip touring a book called Cheaper by the Dozen. This film is not at all great and, in my opinion, not above average. Why? Well, here's reason number one. Hilary Duff. She wrecked the movie with her terrible acting (although she could have acted a TON better,) and her SUPER ANNOYING 'fashion guru' act. She keeps on making lame mentions to fashion and make up, etc. It is really, really annoying and takes away from the film. The second is the script. There are some bad lines (i.e. when Steve Martin is hanging from the chandelier,) and it can just make the viewer cringe. I cannot say how bad the script is sometimes. When the kids are soaking Hank's underwear in meat, I don't think the kid (if he was logical and actually knew anything about hockey,) would use an EASTON STICK to soak his underwear in meat. I do not recommend this film, although little kids may enjoy it. They could have done so much better on the film, and I'm skipping CBTD 2.
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