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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesCalum MarshThe New York TimesCalum MarshThe ensemble of children has a natural, authentic-seeming rapport, and Braff and Union, as the beleaguered but loving parents, have an easy, irresistible chemistry, buzzing with big-hearted charisma every time they share the screen.
- 60IGNMatt FowlerIGNMatt FowlerZach Braff and Gabrielle Union are great pillars here, though the film itself isn't consistent enough with its tone, snapping back and forth between sweet sentiment and cheap gags.
- 50Screen RantFerdosa AbdiScreen RantFerdosa AbdiIt is great that this blended family is so diverse, but if there is no thoughtful integration of their stories, they remain merely set dressing.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger Moore“Cheaper” in this case plays like a TV pilot, one that could use a lot more laughs.
- 40VarietyCourtney HowardVarietyCourtney HowardThis new adaptation’s noteworthy commentary on poignant, timely issues is often eclipsed by predictability, superficial character development and inconsistent pacing.
- 38RogerEbert.comNell MinowRogerEbert.comNell MinowThe latest Cheaper by the Dozen is worse than formulaic; it is lazy and condescending to its audience.
- 35SlashfilmJosh SpiegelSlashfilmJosh SpiegelCheaper by the Dozen, every time it tries to walk down a thornier path, seems to be guided away by executive fiat to ensure that nothing gets too dicey. There was potential here, but it goes unrealized.
- 30Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaLos Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaThe new Cheaper by the Dozen feels less like a feature than a lengthy sitcom pilot. It’s an assembly-line product scrubbed clean of personality.
- 30Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonDirector Gail Lerner’s Cheaper By The Dozen is aggressively cutesy while trying to address real-world issues such as race and class. Lerner’s version feels busy and laboured, its sitcom treatment straining equally for laughs and pathos.
- 25TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanTheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanA joyless exercise in IP mining, Cheaper by the Dozen is all the more depressing for its glimpses of unfulfilled potential.