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Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)

Director: Raja Gosnell

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From Time Out London

A remake of the 1968 Lucille Ball/Henry Fonda film of the same name, this lacklustre comedy retains its dated set-up to uninspiring effect. Dennis Quaid is Frank, an officious widowed coastguard with eight kids. Moving back to his home town, he falls for childhood sweetheart Helen (Rene Russo), a handbag designer who has – wait for it – ten kids. But despite the military-father-meets-freethinking-maternal-type set-up, this is less ‘The Sound of Music’ than ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ meets ‘The Pacifier’. The culture clash between Helen’s hippy child-rearing methods and Frank’s discipline is clumsily handled and the plot has little direction. The supposed obstacle to Frank and Helen’s successful marriage is the group of mischievous children, but they’re far too easily won over and – worse still – not funny. We’re left in little doubt as to the film’s conclusion, and with very little to entertain us along the way. Another pointless remake with a cast who should know better.

Author: Anna Smith

Time Out London Issue 1858: March 29-April 5 2006

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Charli said...

Posted on Jun 09 2009 17:40 Brilliant film for a cosy night in with your mom or sister, the characters are excellent and the house party scene is extremely enviable.

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