''Are We Done Yet?'' is a 2007 American

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directed by

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and starring

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. The film is a remake of the 1948

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comedy film ''

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'', previously remade as the 1986

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comedy film ''

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'', and a sequel to the 2005 film '' Are We There Yet?'' The screenplay is by Hank Nelken. It was produced by

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and

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and distributed by

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. The film was shot on location in

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, Canada, but is set in

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, United States.

Plot

Two years after the events of the first film, Nick Persons has married Suzanne and moved her children, Kevin and Lindsey into his apartment, as well as purchasing a 2007

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after he accidentally burnt up his

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SUV. He has also sold his sports memorabilia store to his friend, Marty. The family has also bought a

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pet dog and named it Coco. Kevin and Lindsey have both matured since the previous events. While getting ready for an interview with

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to launch a sports magazine, Suzanne tells Nick that she is pregnant and they later find out that they will be having twins. Needing more space, Suzanne and Nick go check out a house in the suburbs. They meet Chuck Mitchell Jr., a local real estate agent/contractor, and after some talking, Nick decides to buy the house. The family then packs up their things and moves into the house, with Lindsey and Kevin (mostly the former) being against the move. However, as it turns out, Nick failed to get the house inspected first, and they soon find a mold infestation. While trying to resolve the mold issue, Chuck discovers even more problems with the house, and Nick becomes angry with him as he almost destroys it trying to fix them all. Meanwhile, Lindsey sneaks out to go to a party with Chuck’s teenage employees, and when Nick finds out, he grounds her. Nick finally decides to fire Chuck, which causes all those working on the house to quit out of loyalty to Chuck, and Suzanne to take the kids and move into the guest house. After taking some time to think, Nick decides to fix the house on his own and also to apologize to Chuck, especially when he was told that his wife, a famous country singer, died a few years ago. Chuck responds by bringing his friends back to help. When Suzanne goes into labor, with the hospital half-an-hour away, Nick, Kevin, and Lindsey have to deliver the babies. Chuck tries to get there, but his truck breaks down and he is forced to power walk down to the house. While she's still in labor, Nick gets a call from Magic Johnson. After Suzanne gives birth to identical twin boys, the movie ends six months later with a big BBQ in their backyard, at which Nick debuts his new magazine titled ''Are We Done Yet?'', based on his experience building the house.

Cast

as Nick Persons *

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as Suzanne Persons *

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as Chuck Mitchell Jr. * Aleisha Allen as Lindsey Persons *

Philip Daniel Bolden Philip Daniel Bolden (born March 19, 1995) is an American actor. In 2005, Bolden played Kevin in the film '' Are We There Yet?'', with Ice Cube and Nia Long, and again in 2007, in its sequel film ''Are We Done Yet'' as well as Kirby on ''The Kin ...

as Kevin Persons *

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as Danny Pulu * Dan Joffre as Billy Pulu *

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as Georgie Pulu *

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as Mrs. Rooney *

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as Jimmy, The Bartender *

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as Mike, The Plumber * Colin and Gavin Strange as The Persons' Twins *

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as Mr. Rooney *

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as Himself

Production

The film is a remake of the 1948

comedy ''

'' and produced by

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Release

The film made $58.4 million worldwide. The film was released in the

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on June 8, 2007, and opened on #3, behind '' Oceans Thirteen'' and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End''.

Reception

Like its predecessor, ''Are We Done Yet?'' was panned by critics. On

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, the film has an approval rating of 8% based on 92 reviews, and has an average rating of 2.81/10. The site's consensus reads: "''Are We Done Yet?'' plays it way too safe with generic slapstick and uninspired domestic foibles." On

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, the film has a higher score than its predecessor's, at 36 out of 100, based on 21 reviews, meaning "generally unfavorable reviews." Audiences polled by

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gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. Neil Smith for

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gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote: "McGinley, as it happens, is the film's only trump card, his madcap multi tasker stealing every scene he's in and leaving the movie's nominal star for dead." In one of the few positive reviews, Nathan Rabin of ''

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'' gave the film a grade B, and praises McGinley and calls Ice Cube's performance "strangely charming". Rabin concludes: "It isn't gangsta, but it's winning all the same."

References

External links

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