A very bad remake. I kept thinking through the movie that thoes kids need to be beaten. No discipline at all. I hated this movie. It was an insult to the original and the lucille ball remake. This show lacked structure and a real story. Worst movie ever I want my cable bill repaid for the time ill never get back. Worst ever. Sucked sucked sucked. How dare they do that to a classic!
I hadn't really been interested in seeing this film - Not that I don't usually enjoy Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. The tale just seemed cliche and to me Hillary Duff's presence pretty much sums up the quality of the movie.
I was a little wrong. Hilary is annoying, but bearable. And I am almost embarrassed to say that this film is a guilty pleasure. There is something... charming and sweet about it. Sure, it's nothing new. And perhaps I'm a sentimental old fool, but I thought it was okay. Nightmarish big family, but okay, haha. I felt exhausted for them just watching.
I'm surprised Bonnie Hunt hasn't gotten much recognition over the years. She always gives solid performances and is delightful on screen.
LOL! Really hard to get a helper. I like the part when Tom was talking about his son's frog, Beans, he said,"he hipped...and hopped...he loved hip-hop."!!!
I am just such a sucker for a big family, so this is one of the ultimate feel-good films for me. Steve Martin is undeniably annoying and the film could well have concentrated a little more screentime on the kids and much less on embarrassing itself with Martin's appalling attempts at humour. However this film changed my mind about Bonnie Hunt- she is a good actress and gives a very realistic performance. A totally silly but adorable family comedy about a phase of difficulty for a football coach, his writer-in-the-making wife, and their twelve children. Cute as hell...
Steve Martin is very good as playing a father figure, and one that is in competition with another family nonetheless! Very cute movie and good comedy:)
Hilary was still cute looking here...Tom Welling was great as usual. Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt make a great comedy couple and the kids were all so cute..
Awesome Family movie, maybe the movie was bit slow but it was all perfect and i loved every single moment of it.. also like the outside sceneries of the movie, although didnt have much but you get to see Chicago pretty nicely..
The movie is hell funny, you just dont want it to end..
For some really odd reason, I actually liked this movie. I liked it a whole lot better than I ever thought I would. It was funny, dramatic, and was well acted by the entire cast; Although it was very corny in parts. But I still recommend this movie.
Stupid, dumb ass movie that's such a waste of time and talent. Steve Martin has ceased to be funny. He played the wacky dad like ten years ago in the far superior film Parenthood. Ugh.
The Baker family, fathered by Tom Baker (Martin), has 12 kids and move from small-town Illinois to the big city when Tom gets his dream job. The kids are all deeply unimpressed as they loved their old house. Tom's wife Kate (Hunt) also starts another big career when her recently finished book is going to be published. Kate has to take a trip to New York to oversee the publishing and initiate a promotional tour...and leaves Tom in charge of the 12 kids. Predictably, Tom isn't fit for the task but tries his best to keep the house under control. Like most films like this, troubles begin to emerge and things go from bad to worse. Steve Martin has aged, but his performance here is surprisingly decent and bright. Impressively, the performances from all the kids are really good despite many of them being exceedingly annoying. 'Cheaper by the Dozen' had the potential to be better, but the film is still bright, charming, and supplies a number of good laughs. Followed by 'Cheaper by the Dozen 2'.
Pretty good...if you have a bunch of kids!
I love Steve Martin, big fan from back in his "wild and crazy" days on SNL. I even have the 45 (yes vinyl) of King Tut still...lol
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