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Are We There Yet?

2005

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews

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Mixed or average reviews based on 92 Ratings

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Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) | Release Date: January 21, 2005 | PG

Starring: Aleisha Allen, Ice Cube, Nia Long, Philip Bolden

Summary: In this family comedy, Nick (Ice Cube), a smooth operator, is trying to land a date with a young, attractive divorcee, Suzanne (Long). He gallantly offers to drive her children from Portland, Oregon to Vancouver to be reunited with their mom. What Nick doesn't know is that Suzanne's children think that no man is good enough for their momIn this family comedy, Nick (Ice Cube), a smooth operator, is trying to land a date with a young, attractive divorcee, Suzanne (Long). He gallantly offers to drive her children from Portland, Oregon to Vancouver to be reunited with their mom. What Nick doesn't know is that Suzanne's children think that no man is good enough for their mom and will do everything they can to make the trip a nightmare for him. Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride. (Sony)… Expand

Director: Brian Levant

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 95 min

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50

Entertainment Weekly

Owen Gleiberman

It's been a while since we saw a bad John Hughes comedy, and Are We There Yet? more than fits the bill (even though Hughes had absolutely nothing to do with it). Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Carrie Rickey

This is not the plot of your typical Ice Cube movie. It does, however, combine the plots of at least three John Hughes movies. Read full review

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Village Voice

Mark Holcomb

Levant and his screenwriting posse attempt to wring maximum hilarity from this setup, but it's just too schizoid. Read full review

30

Austin Chronicle

Marjorie Baumgarten

Have we such short memories that we have already forgotten last year's feeble "Johnson Family Vacation?" Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Kirk Honeycutt

Runs 96 minutes but feels like so much more. There is only one gag. Read full review

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New York Daily News

Elizabeth Weitzman

The affable Ice Cube is all that makes this forced, unfunny film watchable, and, frankly, it's hard watching him waste his efforts on a movie so woefully cynical. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle

Mick LaSalle

Four screenwriters are credited with this sloppy piece of work. Divide the embarrassment into quarters. Read full review

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Kai82

Jun 21, 2022

Honestly my little sister dragged me into the cinema to watch this movie. However I did not expect to enjoy it this much even considered it as hidden gem. It won me over with the humor, characters, their developments and abstruse situation. Also I do not know what critics expected here. IHonestly my little sister dragged me into the cinema to watch this movie. However I did not expect to enjoy it this much even considered it as hidden gem. It won me over with the humor, characters, their developments and abstruse situation. Also I do not know what critics expected here. I fully admit that this is not like the Godfather, Schindler's List or other the other great Oscar movies but as mixture of a road-trip, comedy and family movie it does not even try or need to be like those. For me it was entertaining, the humor is working really good and has also a bit of things to make you think about what family / relationships are and how to be a good parent. It is the story of Nick Persons and Suzanne Kingston with her kids. Suzanne is divorced from the father of her kids but her 13 year old daughter Lindsey and her 7 year old son Kevin believe they will get back together and sabotage all dating attempts of their mother for years (Not even subtle by the way). Nick is a collector and seller of sport fan articles and collectibles who meets Suzanne by accident and is attracted to her. I stop it here to avoid spoilers but you can see with the set up and title the direction of the movie. It is not inventing the wheel with its story. However it is entertaining and the humor and actors make it a great movie so I was never bored. Also there is character development and like the characters evolve you get to think about the same things they reevaluate. This is depth I did not expect and a welcome addition. The humor is spot on and I like the situation, twists and development. The actors were the main point that won me over. I don't care what the critics say here. Ice Cube as Nick Person was amazing and I was positively impressed by his strong performance. Nia Long as Suzanne Kingston was excellent even when she has smaller screentime than the others. The kids with Aleisha Allen and Phillip Daniel Bolden were spot on and deliver their roles remarkably. Their good chemistry won me over and I praise all of the cast. I think I don't need to talk about special effects, the soundtrack or other aspects as it is neither a misstep nor a focus. Overall this was a positive surprise and I give a 10/10 as this is underrated here on Metacritic. Even without this I would give at least an 8/10. Don't expect a masterpiece or all time classic and see it as good entertainment. Bonus knowledge: Satchel Paige is no fictional character and definitely someone you should look up (both ways aka read about and take as role model). He was a baseball player for 5 decades, hall of famer and faced racism / segregation for most of his carer making his debut at the Major League at the for an athlete biblical age of 42 because of this.… Expand

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MasterRiley

Dec 20, 2016

Are We There Yet? No. Thats the premise of the movie. Uncle Nick loves kids. Well, he pretends to just to get with their momma. So he promises to drive these two kids across several miles in his brand new car, and thats when things take a turn for the worse. Its not a brilliant film by anyAre We There Yet? No. Thats the premise of the movie. Uncle Nick loves kids. Well, he pretends to just to get with their momma. So he promises to drive these two kids across several miles in his brand new car, and thats when things take a turn for the worse. Its not a brilliant film by any means, but as a generic comedy movie I really enjoy watching it time and time again. Its the type of movie the whole family can enjoy together.… Expand

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MonkiReviews

Jun 23, 2017

The reviews make no sence. The story was enjoyable and funny. The acting was somewhere in the middle, but had some good parts. I laughed a lot, and you should try and watch it.

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BrianG.

Jul 25, 2006

Yo.. the movie was aight....in the movie ice cube had alittle diffculty with the children you know what mean that part was funny... then around the middle ice cube had alittle trouble wit the kids that was kinda boring... but i really enjoyed it.

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sebastianali

Aug 10, 2019

Tiene momentos divertidos, aunque la historia en si es algo floja. Y yo suelo decir muchas veces que las películas de este estilo casi siempre suelen tener un humor muy forzado, sin embargo siento que esta tiene todo lo contrario: escenas serias que se sienten muy forzadas y que al final noTiene momentos divertidos, aunque la historia en si es algo floja. Y yo suelo decir muchas veces que las películas de este estilo casi siempre suelen tener un humor muy forzado, sin embargo siento que esta tiene todo lo contrario: escenas serias que se sienten muy forzadas y que al final no te transmiten nada por que toda la película era de comedia.
Tampoco me cabe en la cabeza como Susan perdono a Nick; el romance entre ambos no tiene ningún sentido! Nick simplemente ayudo a Susan a llevarla al trabajo varias veces y luego le llevo a los niños (aunque muy mal), y aun así al final de la película le perdona! Honestamente no es un romance que me pueda creer, yo si fuera Susan no lo aceptaría a Nick, de hecho es uno de los romances mas forzados de todos los tiempos.
A pesar de sus fallos, recomiendo verla, las mejores escenas realmente valen la pena.… Expand

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CineAutoctono

Jun 5, 2017

"Are We There Yet?" It turned out to be a monotonous and boring movie, for starters, I did not like the story and the performances, and the humor is a bit bad, unappealing.

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MovieGuys

Feb 27, 2014

Ice Cube and company could've made a good story, a funny comedy, and a great movie for the whole family, but instead they decide to go with plan D: make an excruciatingly unfunny, horribly made "movie". I couldn't even call it a comedy, because there were no laughs in it, so I had to go withIce Cube and company could've made a good story, a funny comedy, and a great movie for the whole family, but instead they decide to go with plan D: make an excruciatingly unfunny, horribly made "movie". I couldn't even call it a comedy, because there were no laughs in it, so I had to go with "movie".… Expand

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