Are We Done Yet? (2007)

8% of critics liked it
(93 reviews)
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Having decided to ditch the city in favor of the suburbs, a newly formed family purchases a quaint "fixer-upper" that proves to be more trouble than they could have ever anticipated in a rollicking family comedy that's half sequel to Are We There Yet?, and half remake of Mr. Blandings Builds His… More Having decided to ditch the city in favor of the suburbs, a newly formed family purchases a quaint "fixer-upper" that proves to be more trouble than they could have ever anticipated in a rollicking family comedy that's half sequel to Are We There Yet?, and half remake of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Nick (Ice Cube) and Suzanne (Nia Long) have tied the knot, and now the couple is looking for a suitable home in which to raise their family. What better place to bring up adolescents Lindsey (Aleisha Allen) and Kevin (Philip Daniel Bolden) than a quiet house in the suburbs? Despite their outward excitement at the prospect of moving into their very own home, the family soon discovers that dreams don't come easy as eccentric contractor Chuck Mitchell (John C. McGinley) clashes with the head of the family while forming a frustratingly close bond with his wife and two step-children. As the promising fixer-upper begins to pose a serious threat to the burgeoning family's bank account, Nick gradually begins to realize that the suburban dream doesn't come cheap. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By: Steve Carr
Written By: Hank Nelken, Eric Wald
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Apr 4, 2007 Wide
On DVD: Aug 7, 2007
Studio: Sony Pictures

Critic Reviews

Bob Strauss, Dallas Morning News
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.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
It's just awful. It's beyond awful.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
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?
Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly
Atrocious.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Director Steve Carr continues his streak of numbingly mediocre family comedies.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
The new movie is good-natured and sometimes funny. It also doesn't make a lick of sense.
Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media
Ice Cube's do-it-yourself sequel is too formulaic.
Kam Williams, Mount Desert Islander
Yeah, we're done.
Christopher Smith, Bangor Daily News (Maine)
We're finished.
James Plath, Movie Metropolis
Just plain dull and lacking in energy.
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
passable but far from inspired
Anna Smith, Time Out
Let's just hope the kids find burping raccoons and crumbling ceilings hilarious.
Matthew Turner, ViewLondon
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.
Edward Porter, Times [UK]
The only thing in Steve Carr's fatuous movie that earns a few giggles is John C McGinley's silliness as a new-age builder.
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
As unfortunate titles for cynically commercial sequels go, this one's a doozy
Anthony Quinn, Independent
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.
Tristan Burke, Film4
Dull at best, painfully unfunny at worst, let's hope the answer to Are We Done Yet? is in the affirmative.
Johnny Vaughan, Sun Online
Avoid at all costs.
Neil Smith, BBC
McGinley, as it happens, is the film's only trump card, his madcap multi-tasker stealing every scene he's in and leaving the movie's nominal star for dead.
, Total Film
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.

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Directors C

This is a bit more simplistic then my other lengthy reviews but Are We Done Yet? is actually pretty good. Better than the first.
Brad W

Crap on a major scale
Michael E

Funny, with some re-hashment of the first movie, but the movie was pretty funny
Richard C

C
KJ P

An unnecessary sequel, to an otherwise already average original! Please stop now, before they get worse! But it was just okay! I have an answer to the title! YES!
EightThirty .

Part one was better, but its still worth watching with the family ^_^
Dean M

Good funny with the return of American-African family from Are We There Yet? where they move from the big city to the suburbs for a tranquil life. Ice Cube's cool as funny in this sequel family movie. I believe it's a bit familiar to 1986's… More
Good funny with the return of American-African family from Are We There Yet? where they move from the big city to the suburbs for a tranquil life. Ice Cube's cool as funny in this sequel family movie. I believe it's a bit familiar to 1986's The Money Pit.
Roy G

Yeah, we're done.
Keysha H

Yes...are we? Ice Cube..are we done making this crap??
A.D. V

I normally don't care about what other people think of my opinion of a movie but this is one of those rare times I do. I'm embarresed to give it 3 stars without some explanation as to why so here goes: I love Scrubs--love, love, love it. It's one of the funniest shows… More
I normally don't care about what other people think of my opinion of a movie but this is one of those rare times I do. I'm embarresed to give it 3 stars without some explanation as to why so here goes: I love Scrubs--love, love, love it. It's one of the funniest shows ever made. Why do I say that you ask? Why because John McGinley is in this film (better know as Dr. Perry Cox). McGinley is the only redeeming factor in this uninspired sequel and damn it he just as FUNNY!
Rico Z

The one question I kept asking myself during the entire movie: ARE WE DONE YET?
Bradley W

Crap on a major scale
Suneel J

A fitting sequel to "Are We There Yet?". Well-rounded family popcorn flick for a couple hours to kill. Easy to follow and has decent comedic highs. Not a bad movie.
Logan G

Title says it all. .
Jeff B

EXT. COUNTRY HOME-DAY-CONTINUOUS Ice Cube sits on a chair. The wood splinters and collapses under his weight, sending him to the floor. His very pregnant wife gives a disapproving look. ICE CUBE (pointing to chair) I can fix that. And repeat for 90 pages. The best and worst… More
EXT. COUNTRY HOME-DAY-CONTINUOUS Ice Cube sits on a chair. The wood splinters and collapses under his weight, sending him to the floor. His very pregnant wife gives a disapproving look. ICE CUBE (pointing to chair) I can fix that. And repeat for 90 pages. The best and worst part of Are We Done Yet? remains the fact that the film?s opening credits give a nod to its classic forebear Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, the original slapstick fixer-upper comedy. While it is respectful to give credence to one?s elders, this particular elder may not look upon pale imitation as a sign of respect. This is not to say that the movie is entirely dis-respectful. Though far from Mr. Blandings himself, Cary Grant (or Tom Hanks in the original knock-off, The Money Pit), Ice Cube?s likeability helps to carry the recycled repetitious material. In this PG-rated sequel to Are We There Yet?, a family man (Ice Cube) moves his wife (Nia Long) and kids away from the city and buys a fixer-upper?with disastrous results. As a busy-body contractor, McGinley puts his back into the job, but his character comes off so creepy that he does this comedy more harm than good. Long and the Are We There Yet? kids also seem game for this go-round, but the predictability of this tired outing must have them asking Was This Trip Really Necessary? Bottom line: Q: Are We Done Yet? A: God, let?s hope so.
Jackson W

Terrible sequel. The family moves from their old apartment in the city to a broken down house in the middle of nowhere where one guy does everything in town. Awful, no development there.
Joseph E

"Hey, Director "Steve Carr"? How about letting me Direct, this film instead?" This was exactly like the first,But worse! Skip, It! Unless you are bored.
Yinalí R

Very funny.
William G

Every bit as incompetent, inhumane as original.
Lee K

totally unfunny but great for the kids!