Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

Crappy film

All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

I have to say, I can't believe this movie is more than a decade old, almost 12 years old. I'm sure if you watched it, you wouldn't think it looked that old. Yeah, it was made before IPhones came out which are really common devices nowadays. It's hard to imagine living without them now.This movie is a movie that shows Steve Martin as a Dad with 12 kids. In real life, Steve Martin didn't have any children until much later after this movie was made, like a decade after the movie was made. The kids in the movie seem somewhat like normal kids. With all those kids, it's hard to maintain control over his household. It shows something we typically see in a lot of movies of a mom being able to keep control of the kids and household, but a Dad can't. The family in this movie also reminds me of the Heck family from the Middle. I could imagine them being cousins with the Baker family, they'd seem to fit in.This movie is a funny movie, and it shows family life. You'll laugh when you see it. The plot from this movie doesn't seem like a memorable plot. You'll remember it more for showing family life in good times and bad times and seeing Steve as a father figure. He plays his part really well.I still occasionally watch this movie if I'm up for an entertaining movie, as it will keep you entertained. If you're up for a family movie, than this is one to watch. They also came up with a Cheaper By The Dozen 2 and I've seen that movie, but it wasn't that great not really entertaining or worth your time. It just doesn't hold up quite the same as this one does. The 2nd one is more like a family vacation for comedy, and it isn't a family vacation we'd see in films like Grown Ups where that entertains you.I used to really like this movie, especially when it first came out on DVD. I listened to the kids commentary every once in awhile. I used to look at all these IMDb message boards as I remember 10 years ago in 2005, how there were lots of fanfics for this movie and the characters. Some of the fanfics would be horror while others would be just like storytelling. They entertained me. We don't seem to have those fanfics anymore.Well, again I can't believe it's been 12 years since this movie was made. The kids in the movie obviously have aged a lot since the movie was made. Like, they're basically all in their 20s except the older two and younger two. Man, time flies. It's nice to keep memories of earlier times.

I really like this movie. It's funny, sweet, charming and involves real-life situations. I mean, not a lot of people have twelve children, but a lot do have at least one. This is such a great movie for families.This movie is about the Baker family, which consists of fourteen members, plus their dog. That's right, Mother Baker and Father Baker had twelve children. I would've stopped at ten, but what the heck :), that was a joke, by the way, it's hard to tell whilst reading. The family decide to movie from their small town in Illinois to the big city after Tom, the father, gets his dream job to coach his old universities football team. Nearly every single member of the clan don't agree with the move, and don't even bother making the best of the situation. Meanwhile, Kate, the mother, also gets her dream job. Her book about raising twelve children is published. Whilst she's away promoting the book, Tom must keep an eye on the household, which doesn't exactly go well, especially when most of the children are aged ten or younger. Target Audience: FamiliesWho will like it? Almost anyone who like comedies that aren't too over the top.Overall, I give this movie a 9 out of 10.

I rated this movie a 5 cause it's good but not great, it's fun and just a little funny. I enjoy most of all cause i am from a family who is pretty big and this film shows that family is not perfect, that parents mess up and it's hard to be a parent of a big family, yes it's predictable but i find honesty in it and so it's worth the watch and funny to see Taylor Lautner so so young, and i love family movie's and am reminded of mine, family films now a days are very hard to come by as well. A film for mindless, fun entertainment. I hate people who rate movie's so seriously, go be a movie critic if you want to be so serious instead of enjoying a movie for what it really is, entertainment for the masses.

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt are wonderful in this family movie and I just loved it. Tom and Bonnie are highschool sweethearts, who fall in love, marry and have 12 children. You can see how much they are in love right from the beginning, however the trouble starts when Tom gets his dream job as a football coach and they move from their comfortable home where everyone is happy. Now they must adjust to a new life, which is always hard for children and to top it off Bonnie writes a book and makes it big time. Going on a book tour, she leaves the children to the charge of Tom, who is already dealing with the pressures of his job. Everything that can happen does happen and for a while their lives are going downhill. But, love pulls this family together and the wrongs are righted, it was great! If you want a good family, feel good movie then you need to watch this one. Acting was good, story was good and there was a lot of humor mixed in. Well worth your time.