Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)

Cheaper by the Dozen is an American comedy film from the year 2003. He loosely based on the eponymous memoir by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, the children of Frank Bunker Gilbreth, the Walter Lang in 1950 with Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy had filmed. The remake with Steve Martin was particularly successful in the United States, in 2005, a sequel titled Cheaper by the Dozen 2 - Turn Two fathers conducted. In Europe, the film by director Shawn Levy few visitors attracted other hand into the cinemas.

Action

Tom and Kate Baker have decided 23 years ago that they want to have eight children. Twelve it ultimately became. The extended family lives in the countryside, where Tom coaches the football team of the local colleges. Kate has given up her job as a sports journalist. One day, Tom gets the dream offer, coach to be " Stallions ". To this end, the family must to Chicago what the kids bothering you. Nevertheless, it create Tom and Kate finally to move with them. But Kate needs (the " Cheaper By The Dozen " is ) through the whole States to make a promotional tour for her new book. The first time is Tom with his children alone.

The situation comes to a head more and more. Nevertheless, it creates Tom to achieve success with his football team and tells Kate on the phone again, everything is under control. The children see this, however, not so at home and raging chaos. Finally, Kate breaks, alarmed by the children, their journey from. Then, when even a child runs away, Tom makes his decision and ended his career as a football coach of the " Stallions ". Kate's book twelve months on the bestseller list, Tom refuses to twelve jobs until he gets one that allows him to spend more time with family, and celebrate them as again - within the possible - harmoniously united family Christmas together.

Criticism

" Remake [ ... ] that is tailored to his hyperactive, wildly grimacing actor and thereby ultimately just any slapstick comedy feed with." "

" We know this film even before seeing the film. [ ... ] For not a second of this film is somewhat surprising, novel, or even remotely humorous. "

" [ ... ] Shawn Levy's film is selected mediocrity and continues the series that lax family films, with which Altkomiker Steve Martin overhead each calls only in the short term memory not only since last year's house. "

"Steve Martin makes it a lot fun in this film to play the tamer of the gang of children. " Cheaper by the Dozen " is then also a nice family film made ​​, which unfortunately makes too little of its possibilities. If the entire family in the early morning in the kitchen like a well-rehearsed lubricates the bread and break it ski runs then that is hilarious. Why there is no more such scenes? They would have made ​​the strip into a real blockbuster. So it remains only a Schmunzelfilm. "

" The remake does not come close to the original (50). As the title already suggests: the dozen ".

Music

  • Simple Plan - I'm Just A Kid
  • The Beatles - Help!
  • Sum 41 - In Too Deep
  • Hilary Duff - What Christmas Should Be

Awards

" Cheaper by the Dozen " was nominated for various awards:

2003 in film Screenplay Michael Barnathan Robert Simonds Film score Christophe Beck George Folsey, Jr. Jacob Smith (actor) Brent and Shane Kinsman Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr. 2004 Teen Choice Awards Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture Metacritic The Pink Panther (2006 film) Night at the Museum Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Real Steel The Internship
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