Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: December 21, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
11
Negative:
11
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75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
What I liked the most about the second "Dozen," was another performance, the one by Alyson Stoner as their daughter Sarah. As a girl poised on the first scary steps of adolescence, she finds the kind of vulnerability and shy hope that Reese Witherspoon projected in "The Man in the Moon." Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A family comedy that is actually involving, even believable, and manages to be pretty funny too. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
Give Dozen a slight edge to the mournful "Yours, Mine & Ours" as a holiday season bottom-feeder, because Martin and Levy are better at slapstick than Dennis Quaid. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Compared with Martin's first "Dozen" and the recent mega-family movie "Yours, Mine and Ours," this sequel is Academy Award material. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle Smith
The point isn't really to make you laugh. The film is supposed to make people feel good about their families, and it does a fine job of it. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyJames C. Taylor
What keeps the film afloat (barely) is the sheer charisma of Eugene Levy and the young Alyson Stoner, who manage to find emotion and laughs in the tritest of dialogue and the flimsiest of scenarios. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
There's a discernible lack of enthusiasm from almost everyone involved, and Duff, who's gone from wholesome to haggard in two short years, is flat-out scary. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
All processed sugar and artificial flavor, right down to the sticky but tasteless happy ending. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
A textbook example of how not to mess with success, Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is every bit as forced, synthetic, banal and mawkish as the first edition. Read full review
40
VarietyJustin Chang
Bland, canned but studiously professional sequel retains most of the principals from Fox's family-friendly 2003 hit, including the ever-reliable Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverJean Oppenheimer
Everything that happens proves just as predictable as before. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
In its absolute commitment to inoffensive, fun-for-the-whole-family entertainment, it's as extreme in its own way as hardcore pornography. Read full review
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
This is definitely a family trip to stay home and skip. Read full review
38
TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
Ironically, one of the film's best-developed characters is a mouse: The four-legged "Chizzler" actually has a legitimate story arc with a genuine payoff. Read full review
38
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
It has virtually nothing in common with the charming book written by the Gilbreths about their turn-of-the-century family and everything to do with making money on DVD rentals. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Noisy, silly, gratingly upbeat, and piously sentimental, 'Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is what passes for wholesome family entertainment these days. It's the sort of movie to send small children and grandparents out of the theater hugging each other and strong men in search of bourbon. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirschling
What you have is less a sequel to a not-so-bad remake than yet another remake, this one of that not-so-great 1988 John Candy comedy "The Great Outdoors." Read full review
30
The New York TimesLaura Kern
This messy blend of silly slapstick and oversentimentality probably won't please children, teenagers or adults. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
It's the snobs versus the slobs! And this holiday's no picnic! Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
A cheerless sequel to an uninspired remake, Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is, at best, well timed to serve as a backup baby-sitter during the hectic days of winter break. Read full review
25
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
What can you say about a film where Carmen Electra's performance is one of the high points? Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Sure ain't a movie. Nope, it's a product, pure and very simple and carefully tested to sell to the widest possible market. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
A few amusing moments mixed in with the painful ones. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter Travers
There's something pernicious about a toxic mix of sitcom and snickering sex jokes getting packaged and effectively sold as wholesome fun for the family. Read full review
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