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- 2005
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 34 m
- 2005
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 34 m
Summary The Bakers are back...BIG time! Only this time, they're going toe-to-toe against another clan in the ultimate inter-family battle. Bigger scale, more laughs, ramped-up action - and lots of heart - are the hallmarks of the Baker's new adventure. (20th Century Fox)
Directed By: Adam Shankman
- 2005
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 34 m
- 2005
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 34 m
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
34
5.8
Where to Watch
Summary The Bakers are back...BIG time! Only this time, they're going toe-to-toe against another clan in the ultimate inter-family battle. Bigger scale, more laughs, ramped-up action - and lots of heart - are the hallmarks of the Baker's new adventure. (20th Century Fox)
Directed By: Adam Shankman
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
34
8% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
46% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
46% Negative
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
34
8% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
46% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
46% Negative
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
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."
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.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 55 User Ratings
5.8
40% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
38% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
22% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 55 User Ratings
5.8
40% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
38% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
22% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
I was shocked to find out this sequel was just as good as the first, it's just as funny and has a story that's just as enjoyable, and the characters new and old are as enjoyable as ever, a fantastic sequel.
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This is definitely a family trip to stay home and skip.
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.
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.
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.
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.
an improvement over the first movie.
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I laughed many times and was moved at others. It is still weaker than it could have been, but it could be that making this for a family audience ... With 12 children and only 2 parents at a nearly run down lake side home you think some more comedy - at least better physical comedy - could have been written...
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This sour sequel is just more of what we saw the first time around, and I didn't much care for that either.
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Awards
Razzie Awards
• 2 Nominations
Kids' Choice Awards, Australia
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Nomination
