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Are We There Yet? Reviews

2005 Certificate PG
  • Rated:
  • 60
  • from 22,929 members

Nick will do anything to win the affections of divorcee Suzanne, and so agrees to take her children to meet her out of town. What he doesn't realise, is that in their eyes, no man is good enough for their mother... Read more

Starring Ice Cube, Nia Long, Jay Mohr
Director Brian Levant
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Family, Romance

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  • Critics' reviews (2) of Are We There Yet?

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    A child-hating bachelor encounters two insufferable brats in this amiable comedy from Jingle All the Way director Brian Levant. A family-friendly mix of sassy dialogue, slapstick and sight gags, it combines the manic road-trip style of Planes, Trains and Automobiles with the adult-baiting laughs of Home Alone. Cast against type, Ice Cube plays a love-struck singleton who's desperately trying to woo attractive divorcee Nia Long. But when he offers to transport her two monstrous children to see her on a business trip, everything that could go wrong invariably does. The eye-watering clashes and cartoon-style violence that ensue are enjoyable, with Cube's dead-pan reactions particularly amusing. But the film founders when it becomes overly sentimental, which sits awkwardly with what's gone before. The youngsters are also too obnoxious to be engaging, and passing off their outrageous behaviour as a product of paternal neglect is hard to swallow.

    • Radio Times
  • Crude, violent and unfunny slapstick featuring the most obnoxious children imaginable, the tiredest gags and a talking doll making unneccessary comments on the action.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
  • Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Are We There Yet?

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  • 75 out of 82 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    superb.........

    this dvd is superb, and my children really enjoyed it.

    Nick has an upper scale sports collectible store and a brand-new Lincoln Navigator, when he is smitten by the sight of Suzanne Kingston.

    The bad news is that she is a single mum with a pair of terror kids, called Lindsay and Kevin, who have been taking care of all of their mum's would-be boyfriends.

    They are waiting for their mum to make up with their dad.

    Nick wants nothing to do with children, but he and Suzanne become friends and when she has to go to Vancouver for work and her ex-husband backs out on having the kids for New Year, he ends up agreeing to transport the kids and here is where the madness begins.

    well worth renting out.

  • 23 out of 28 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    An enjoyable film which the kids will love.

    The day I went to the cinema there wasn?t a child in sight. I was late arriving for another film and instead of waiting around I decided to watch this.

    I didn?t know anything about the film but early on when the first of the Motown numbers started I thought the film would be ok. It was just that, nothing special, but the two children were great.

    Ice Cube very believable in his role and the hour and a half or so that the film lasted just breezed by.

    As in all fairy tales there is a finish?..I won?t spoil it for those of you who get the DVD. Both you and the kids will enjoy it.

      • Jim from Bromsgrove UK
  • 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Straight Outta... Well, The Toilet

    I am a reasonable enough person to accept the good in almost any movie, especially when I am not the target audience. However, watching this with my also non-entertained 11 year old nephew, there was no disgusing it; this movie was complete rubbish.

    And then there is Ice Cube. In a family comedy. This is the man that told us to f**k the police, who told us life ain't nothing but b*tches and money... well, I guess the second part speaks loud and clear to Ice.

    Are We There Yet is not a fun movie. Its excruciating for accompanying adults, and if you are thinking of renting this just to keep the kids quiet for an hour and a half, you're going to be sorely disappointed.

    And Ice Cube... for shame.

      • David Levy from Totteridge, London
  • Most recent members' reviews (2) of Are We There Yet?

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Excellent comedy

    kids were annoying but this is a really funny film!!

      • A customer from peterborough
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    predictable

    Not very original plot but a well made light hearted story with kids and romance and a happy ending

      • A customer from Eastbourne
  • 75 out of 82 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    superb.........

    this dvd is superb, and my children really enjoyed it.

    Nick has an upper scale sports collectible store and a brand-new Lincoln Navigator, when he is smitten by the sight of Suzanne Kingston.

    The bad news is that she is a single mum with a pair of terror kids, called Lindsay and Kevin, who have been taking care of all of their mum's would-be boyfriends.

    They are waiting for their mum to make up with their dad.

    Nick wants nothing to do with children, but he and Suzanne become friends and when she has to go to Vancouver for work and her ex-husband backs out on having the kids for New Year, he ends up agreeing to transport the kids and here is where the madness begins.

    well worth renting out.

  • 23 out of 28 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    An enjoyable film which the kids will love.

    The day I went to the cinema there wasn?t a child in sight. I was late arriving for another film and instead of waiting around I decided to watch this.

    I didn?t know anything about the film but early on when the first of the Motown numbers started I thought the film would be ok. It was just that, nothing special, but the two children were great.

    Ice Cube very believable in his role and the hour and a half or so that the film lasted just breezed by.

    As in all fairy tales there is a finish?..I won?t spoil it for those of you who get the DVD. Both you and the kids will enjoy it.

      • Jim from Bromsgrove UK
  • 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Straight Outta... Well, The Toilet

    I am a reasonable enough person to accept the good in almost any movie, especially when I am not the target audience. However, watching this with my also non-entertained 11 year old nephew, there was no disgusing it; this movie was complete rubbish.

    And then there is Ice Cube. In a family comedy. This is the man that told us to f**k the police, who told us life ain't nothing but b*tches and money... well, I guess the second part speaks loud and clear to Ice.

    Are We There Yet is not a fun movie. Its excruciating for accompanying adults, and if you are thinking of renting this just to keep the kids quiet for an hour and a half, you're going to be sorely disappointed.

    And Ice Cube... for shame.

      • David Levy from Totteridge, London
  • 6 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Not for adults!

    This is a great film for children below the age of 8. It's all about a single mother and how her kids vet her boy friends. This often results in the boy friends growing tired of the practical jokes and leaving. Then Ice Cube comes on the scene. He is more determined and does various favours for the mother. He ends up driving the kids on a long journey to meet their her. The kids proceed to test him out with loads of jokes and bad behaviour.

    This film is not like Home Alone it's boring for adults and is almost stressful to watch. The kids become annoying and you feel like giving them a smack.

    However I can see how a child would love this film. So rent the DVD for the kids and have some comfort time while they watch and enjoy the film!

      • 2 Cool from Kent
  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Dont Let Ice Cube Put You Off

    This was a very enjoyable, easy to watch, funny movie. It is no oscar winner, you know what will happen from the start, but that doesn't detract from the film at all. The comedy is great, with kids you'll hate then love. Ice Cube plays a great part and most car loving guys will feel every sympathy, watch out for the scene with the kid opening the car door, we've all been there!

      • A customer from Stoke-on-Trent, England
  • 5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Not just for kidsssssss!!!!!!!

    I am 23 and I really enjoyed this movie. Yes, it's aimed at the younger audience, however some adults will enjoy this.

    I don't think twice about recommending this one...

      • A customer from wigan
  • 5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    ...don't do it to yourself.

    I honestly can't remember the last time I've watched a film so much aimed towards appealing to the lowest possible common denominator - and I'm no genius!

    The script writer should be locked up and the director banned from using anything resembling a camera again. Give it a miss, honestly don't do it to yourself!

      • marios2 from Leicester
  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    yuck

    I hope this film had a happy ending ,I only watched the first third ,why do film makers think we want to watch bad mannered children ,treating adults disrespectly ...and what a bad example there behaviour is to other children , No NO NO !!!

      • A customer from shaftesbury Dorset
  • 5 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Funny

    This was a good family entertainment, really funny, typical kids stuff.

    I think the whole family will see the funny side to this.

      • Annie32 from East Yorkshire
  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Oh Yes We Are !

    This is strictly a movie for kids. I hated it. My 10 year old daughter loved it.

    The 2 kids are completely obnoxious and poor old Ice Cube suffers terribly at their hands.Although you can see some humour in it, the kids are cruel and thoroughly vile to Mr Cube. I found this movie more than a little nasty and was sorry I hired it for my daughter.She better not get any ideas.

      • A customer from Scotland
  • Critics' reviews (2)

  • 2 stars out of 5

    A child-hating bachelor encounters two insufferable brats in this amiable comedy from Jingle All the Way director Brian Levant. A family-friendly mix of sassy dialogue, slapstick and sight gags, it combines the manic road-trip style of Planes, Trains and Automobiles with the adult-baiting laughs of Home Alone. Cast against type, Ice Cube plays a love-struck singleton who's desperately trying to woo attractive divorcee Nia Long. But when he offers to transport her two monstrous children to see her on a business trip, everything that could go wrong invariably does. The eye-watering clashes and cartoon-style violence that ensue are enjoyable, with Cube's dead-pan reactions particularly amusing. But the film founders when it becomes overly sentimental, which sits awkwardly with what's gone before. The youngsters are also too obnoxious to be engaging, and passing off their outrageous behaviour as a product of paternal neglect is hard to swallow.

    • Radio Times
  • Crude, violent and unfunny slapstick featuring the most obnoxious children imaginable, the tiredest gags and a talking doll making unneccessary comments on the action.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide

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