A Lot or a Little?
What you will—and won't—find in this movie.
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Positive Messages
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Three blind plumbers are shown mistaking the woods for the house, but in another scene they work correctly on the pipes. A diverse group of neighbors visit Nick and Suzanne with welcome gifts. When a tattooed, Goth-looking family visits, Nick says: "Thanks, and leave before I call the cops." Several Hawaiian characters are obese. The movie's overall theme is that a "house is not a home." When Nick embraces his new role as stepfather and father-to-be, his family and his home come together.
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Violence & Scariness
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Loads of pratfalls and other cartoonish physical gags.
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Sex, Romance & Nudity
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A 13-year-old wears tight, revealing, clothes. She sneaks out of her house to go to a party with an older boy. They dance, hug, and hold hands. Nick and Suzanne hug and kiss in bed after she alludes to "breaking in the house." Suzanne gives birth to twins at home, and Nick faints after checking under her skirt.
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Language
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Not much: "sucka," "weird," "I hate you."
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Products & Purchases
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Minor: Nick wears various college jerseys and T-shirts; Suzanne has a Louis Vuitton bag.
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Drinking, Drugs & Smoking
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Nick does two shots and downs a beer at a bar when he finds out he's having twins. People drink mixed drinks at a party.
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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that this sequel to Are We There Yet? follows a blended family in which there's significant tension between the stepfather and kids. Like most family comedies, there are dozens of sight gags and pratfalls. Three blind plumbers and two obese Hawaiian subcontractors are competent workers -- which makes their unnecessarily stereotypical depictions even more obvious. A 13-year-old girl is portrayed as boy crazy and wears revealing outfits in a couple of scenes. She also flirts and sneaks out to party with an older teenage construction worker. Mom Suzanne has a discreet homebirth, although her husband passes out after checking to see whether the baby has crowned. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
What's the Story?
In ARE WE DONE YET? -- a loose remake of the Cary Grant-Myrna Loy classic Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House -- Nick (Ice Cube) shares a crowded apartment with his new wife, Suzanne (Nia Long) and her two kids, with a new pair of twins on the way. The clan leaves Portland for the country to renovate a grand 19th-century mansion -- which, as it turns out, basically needs to be gutted and rebuilt, plank-by-plank and pipe-by-pipe. Hovering over every step of the process is town realtor/contractor/inspector/counselor/midwife Chuck (John C. McGinley). Having sold the fixer-upper, Chuck becomes persona non grata to Nick, but the rest of the family adores his quirky, all-knowing ways -- even moody 13-year-old Lindsey (Aleisha Allen), who's too boy-crazy to notice much of anyone.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how the media portrays blended families. Is Nick's relationship with his stepkids realistic? What kinds of issues do blended families face in real life? Families can also discuss the media's take on kids' transition into full-blown adolescence. How is Lindsey similar to and different from 13-year-olds you know? Why is Nick so upset about the way she dresses? Parents and kids can also talk about stereotypes. How does the movie portray Hawaiian people and the blind? Is it funny or offensive? Why?
Movie Details
- In theaters: April 4, 2007
- On DVD or streaming: August 7, 2007
- Cast: Ice Cube, John C. McGinley, Nia Long
- Director: Steve Carr
- Inclusion Information: Black actors, Female actors
- Studio: Revolution Studios
- Genre: Comedy
- Run time: 92 minutes
- MPAA rating: PG
- MPAA explanation: some innuendos and brief language.
- Last updated: October 8, 2023
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