Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Cheaper by the Dozen (Thing 1)

Our family watched "Cheaper by the Dozen" recently. It's about a family of four, er, fourteen. The mom wants to be a writer and the dad wants to be the coach of a football team, but they find that taking care of twelve kids and doing their dream jobs is too much to balance.

When the dad gets an offer to coach a football team, the whole family moves to a town four hours away, much to the displeasure of the kids.

Later, the mom gets a call telling her that the book she sent in (Cheaper by the Dozen) is getting published and she needs to go to New York for her book tour.

After she leaves, things get even crazier. Managing twelve kids and a football team all by yourself is tough. The kids are having trouble at school and at home but they can't talk to their dad about any of their problems with him being so busy.

As time goes on, the dad has even more trouble with his job. His boss gets worried that he can't pay attention to his team very well when he's also taking care of twelve kids. Can he be a good coach and a good father at the same time?

This movie is hilarious and crazy. I would give it. It's a great family movie and may seem a little confusing at first, but in no time you'll know each and every character inside and out.

3 comments:

Dr. Mark said...

Great review! It was fun to watch it with you and to see you compare having 2 children to having 12.

Boquinha said...

I really like this review! I like how you ask the reader a question to intrigue them about the movie.

It had been a long time since we'd seen this movie and I enjoyed watching it as a family! It was fun and the movie also made me think about some of our family and life decisions, and I like it when a movie helps me think.

Anonymous said...

Wow, 5 stars! I remember liking it, but it's not anything I've wanted to see over and over again (like Three Amigos). But you're right, I remember it being a great family movie.