Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Movie Review 2005

Another in the rather endless string of lazy, mediocre family slapstick comedies. Dad Tom Baker (Martin) and wife Kate (Hunt) are still trying to manage their motley crew, but now a few are older and about to leave the family nest. The solution? One last family vacation to Lake Winnetka, Wisconsin. Only the beloved lakefront property is a bit decrepit, and Baker's arch-rival (Levy)--who has eight kids of his own AND a hot new wife (Electra)--has built a mansion across the lake. Lots of harmless silliness. Martin, Levy, and Hunt have all done much better work elsewhere, and they're obviously just picking up a paycheck.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on DVD
Running time 94 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Comedy, Vacations, Comic Adventure, Marriage

Screenplay

Sam Harper

Cast

Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Carmen Electra, Jaime (James) King, Hilary Duff, Alyson Stoner, Jonathan Bennett, Jacob Smith, Liliana Mumy, Morgan York, Kevin G. Schmidt, Forrest Landis, Taylor Lautner

Cinematography

Peter James

Director

Adam Shankman

Music

John Debney

Other

Glen Gauthier, Buck Damon, Christopher Greenbury, Matthew Cassel, Peter Grundy, Joseph G. Aulisi, Cary White

Producer

Ben Myron, Shawn Levy, 21 Laps, 20th Century-Fox