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Cheaper by the Dozen 2 review

Posted : 2 years, 1 month ago on 31 March 2022 03:25

There are some good moments in this comedy sequel, but overall I found it limp and overly-predictable. Steve Martin and Eugene Levy do well as the two dads Tom and Jimmy, in fact the entire cast do well, even Carmen Electra who I can't stand. There is some nice scenery and music, and there are one or two funny parts, like the scene in the cinema and the line about the sweater. But as a sequel to an acceptable first film, it didn't score well with me. I will say it wasn't absolutely dire like I feared, but it is badly flawed. I actually found the gag reels funnier than the overall movie. The story is very predictable, and the jokes are either hits or misses, mostly misses sadly. Another problem was the very weak and clichéd script, not to mention the sluggish direction. Overall, not terrible, but it could have been better with a stronger script and less predictable story. 4/10 Bethany Cox


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An average movie

Posted : 13 years, 3 months ago on 19 January 2011 02:41

To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but, somehow, I still ended up watching the damned thing. Basically, Steve Martin always reminds me of Eddie Murphy. Indeed, even if their comedies are usually rather underwhelming, their family features are actually even worse.  Indeed, those ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ movies are so boring and even though this sequel was not worse than the previous installment, it wasn’t really an improvement either. Seriously, I can't believe I actually wasted my time watching both of them. Eventually, the weirdest thing was how much Hilary Duff changed between both movies. Indeed, even though there were only 2 years in-between, Duff still looked pretty much like Lizzie McGuire in the first movie but, in the 2nd one, it was as if at least as if 10 years passed by which was a little bit disturbing. Anyway, when you are starting to pay attention to such trivial details, it is never a good sign.  At least, it was one of the very few watchable movies starring Carmen Electra that I have seen but that isn't much, I’m afraid. To conclude, even though I have seen worse, the whole thing was still a waste of time, it was just really average and I don’t think not it is worth a look at all. 



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