- Features include: -MPAA Rating: PG -Format: DVD-Runtime: 192 minutes
Steve Martin is funnier than ever in this hilarious sequel! Tom Baker (Steve Martin) and wife Kate (Bonnie Hunt) bring their clan together for a memorable summer getaway. But their dream vacation turns into an outrageous competition with the overachieving, overzealous family of Tom's long-time rival, Jimmy Murtaugh (Eugene Levy). Featuring all the original Baker kids, including Hilary Duff, Tom Welling and Piper Perabo, this super-sized comedy is fun for the whole family!The best performance in
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is by an actress you've probably never heard of: 11-year-old Alyson Stoner, who plays Sarah, one of twelve children of Tom and Kate Baker (Steve Martin,
Bowfinger, and Bonnie Hunt,
Return to Me). The movie follows the popular clan of the previous remake of
Cheaper by the Dozen as they! go to a camp in the mountains, where Tom renews his rivalry with Jimmy Murtaugh (Eugene Levy,
Bringing Down the House). To the movie's credit, it doesn't quite degenerate into a
National Lampoon's Vacation knock-off, though it comes perilously close. But thanks to the grace of Bonnie Hunt and general good spirits of the cast of kids (including Tom Welling,
Smallville; Hilary Duff,
The Perfect Man, who in some scenes becomes uncomfortably Lolita-esque; and Piper Perabo,
Coyote Ugly, among others), this unnecessary sequel manages to remain enjoyable to anyone with a taste for broad family movies. But Stoner--as a tomboy getting her first crush--brings considerable charisma to her generically-written part, and her scenes give the movie a much-needed emotional lift. Otherwise, it's a movie in which Carmen Electra plays the voice of reason (in a series of tight-fitting tops).
--Bret FetzerSteve Martin is funnier than ever in this hilari! ous sequel! Tom Baker (Steve Martin) and wife Kate (Bonnie Hun! t) bring their clan together for a memorable summer getaway. But their dream vacation turns into an outrageous competition with the overachieving, overzealous family of Tom's long-time rival, Jimmy Murtaugh (Eugene Levy). Featuring all the original Baker kids, including Hilary Duff, Tom Welling and Piper Perabo, this super-sized comedy is fun for the whole family!The best performance in
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is by an actress you've probably never heard of: 11-year-old Alyson Stoner, who plays Sarah, one of twelve children of Tom and Kate Baker (Steve Martin,
Bowfinger, and Bonnie Hunt,
Return to Me). The movie follows the popular clan of the previous remake of
Cheaper by the Dozen as they go to a camp in the mountains, where Tom renews his rivalry with Jimmy Murtaugh (Eugene Levy,
Bringing Down the House). To the movie's credit, it doesn't quite degenerate into a
National Lampoon's Vacation knock-off, though it comes perilously close. But t! hanks to the grace of Bonnie Hunt and general good spirits of the cast of kids (including Tom Welling,
Smallville; Hilary Duff,
The Perfect Man, who in some scenes becomes uncomfortably Lolita-esque; and Piper Perabo,
Coyote Ugly, among others), this unnecessary sequel manages to remain enjoyable to anyone with a taste for broad family movies. But Stoner--as a tomboy getting her first crush--brings considerable charisma to her generically-written part, and her scenes give the movie a much-needed emotional lift. Otherwise, it's a movie in which Carmen Electra plays the voice of reason (in a series of tight-fitting tops).
--Bret FetzerThis fun-filled Cheaper By The Dozen Special Edition has as many extras as the Bakers have kids -- and then some! We've added a houseful of never-before-seen DVD features -- including all-new deleted and extended scenes, hilarious commentaries, exclusive featurettes, both widescreen and full screen viewing options, an! d a surprise or two!
Comedy superstar Steve Martin pairs u! p with B onnie Hunt in this family comedy about two loving parents trying to manage careers and a household amid the chaos of raising 12 rambunctious kids!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, a! nd an uncredited Ashton Kutcher. --Bret FetzerDisk 1: Cheaper By The Dozen, Baker's Dozen Special Edition WS Disk 2: Cheaper By The Dozen 2 WP