Cheaper by the Dozen

Enjoyed this as a funny family movie!

If youre looking for a film thats reasonable for the whole family (ie. kids over 6) then this is probably a decent choice. Our kids certainly seemed to enjoy it. It would not say this was the best acting Ive seen in a long time from any of the characters, but it does keep moving along. If its on sale and you need a backup movie to watch on a trip or while waiting for NetFlix this is a good choice.

Funny movie

It is sugary, schmaltzy family stuff - but entertaining enough and safe for kids to watch.

Really funny family dynamics

Great movie for a family of preschoolers through elementary age. Didnt have to edit out anything - and was excited to see so much laughing and retelling me of their favorite highpoints later.

Such a great family movie. Kids love it!

This was just painful to watch. Its beyond slapstick. Its a frantic, frenzied living mad-house catastrophe for most of the movie. I come from a large family and have known people with 12 children and it is nothing like this. Even from a comical take on a large family, this is stupidly unreal. Thrown in for reasons apparent only to the director are these drama moments that dont fit in the least. Its like a drunk slicer at the film lab combined two different movies. It could have been a good family story had they developed a great story around the drama moments, but if they were aiming for a comedy it missed the mark. Some of the rapid fire, exaggerated moments flashing by in split seconds involve playing hockey in a gorgeous 12-bedroom home with first one child swinging from a chandelier, then child with adult until the entire chandelier breaks loose shattering all over the floor, with hordes of kids (all fighting and smart aleck) racing down the stairs on roller skates and skate boards. No damage whatsoever to the floors and the parents are eternally good natured, and dopey happy through it all. Thats only one scene. It goes on like this----on and on and on. things are constantly breaking, crashing, spilling, kids banging on doors with sticks, bats and even a hatchet, yet the house is unbelievably well decorated with no signs of wear and tear. None of the kids fit in with their new school; Dad gets his dream job; Mom gets a book published. But nothing goes right for either of them and SUDDENLY, the family and marriage is---WHOA!!- in a crisis! Everybody suddenly has a whole different personality and it goes from chaotic slapstick and good happiness to heavy drama. What?!? In the end its all group hugs and philosophical sugar laden sweetness and sap. And during this end, as if by magic, ALL the daily and nightly mayhem just stops. Stops and vanishes without. trace. No mayhem; no crashing; kids are pulling together. Its suddenly all quiet. The house is in perfect condition. Extremely unbelievable in a bad way. The chaos is over played; the sugar-sweet is forced, unbelievable and doesnt fit with the chaos at all. Its like they walked through the looking glass and became an entirely different movie. Obviously Im in the great minority. But this is a loser.

Steven Martin and the younger kids are they people who carry this movie. if more was giving to the 3 older kids then they may have been able to well do more. bonnie hunt was a pretty enjoyable mother the weird thing is is that i could see bonnie hunt and steven martin being married. the tom welling role is a kid who is just upset all the time more could have been giving to him and hilary duff character i dont really know what her part what other then being one of 12. still i enjoyed the movie it was cool.

Good