By the Dozen
Oh, the things you’ll do for family…That’s also part of the point of Cheaper By the Dozen 2, an uninspired, yet harmless family comedy that is sure to please those individuals who like their movies innocuous, sanitized, glossy, and meaningless. On all those counts, this sequel is sure to please.
That sounds a little harsh, considering how much worse the original film is. The original film, an embarrassing amalgamation of junk and gloss, coupled with a heaping dose of smarm. The sequel, cuts down on the smarm, amps up the gloss, and lets the junk stay as it is. This time however, the film at least is grounded in a bit (emphasizing the phrase “a bit”) more reality. What comes out is a comedy about every parents’ nightmare of letting go. (Star Steve Martin did a far better job in the Father of the Bride remake nearly fifteen years ago.) Sure, it’s tired, clichéd, and embarrassing at times, but ultimately harmless.
I wouldn’t recommend seeing it, but it’s not harmful if you are drug along. There are worse things to see. (cough—Memoirs of a Geisha)
posted by cinegod @ 7:49 PM
1 Comments:
Just walked in the door from seeing that one with my kids. And I agree it was passable but uninspired. I think they tried to say too many things and ended up saying nothing - there was letting go, growing up, breaking away from your family's dreams for you, competition, coming of age, etc.
Was Memoirs really that bad?
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