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Wed December 21st 2005 @ 10:07AM - James - Tom Welling - 2 Comments

These are the last reviews that will be posted on TomWelling.org before Cheaper By The Dozen 2's US release later today - are we all excited?! Yeah. I suppose there's a chance that I'd be more excited if I actually lived in the United States.

Some of the reviews are good, some of them are bad, and all of them are – debatably – an interesting read:

• The Washington Herald; "Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is an improvement over 2003's Cheaper by the Dozen, which was a dismal movie but a big family-film hit. Having said that, I will also say that Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a chore to sit through ..."
• Akron Beacon Journal; "[Tom Baker's] oldest son, Charlie (Smallville's Tom Welling), wants to move away, open a garage and forget about a college education. Sensing that his family is breaking up, Tom gets everyone to agree to one last get-together at a cabin in the country before the inevitable happens."
• The Baltimore Sun; "This movie is one huge pile-on, with everyone in the audience feeling like the poor unfortunate at the bottom of the pile." Grade D
• The Times-Picayune; "If for no other reason, Cheaper by the Dozen 2 surpasses its predecessor by keeping Hunt's character with the family for the entire film." 2.5 Stars
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; "With its PG rating, however, it's safe, harmless entertainment. It's like soup made from a dry mix, stirred into water and heated in the microwave. Sort of looks like the real thing but can't hold a candle to the stuff created from scratch and an old family recipe, and simmered lovingly on the stove for hours." 1.5 Stars
• The South Carolina State; "At least the kids are getting along - almost too well. The oldest, Charlie Baker (Tom Welling of Smallville) and Anne Murtaugh (Jaime King), are batting eyes at one another."
• The Seattle Weekly; "Eldest daughter Nora (Piper Perabo) is married and preggers; eldest son Charlie (Tom Welling) is working in a Chicago garage (surely just a ruse to get him all sweaty and axle-greasy for his Smallville admirers); and Lorraine has a New York internship - but hey, what the hell, why not?"
• The Hollywood Reporter; "Behind-the-scenes contributions are sturdy enough, but virtually everything about this Cheaper production, which just wrapped principal photography in September, feels hurried along to meet its lucrative release date."
• The Boston Herald; "The entire cast is reunited, but why? With Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Tom Welling (Smallville), Eugene Levy and the goofy godliness of Steve Martin all under the same roof, you would think a smidgen of family fun was in order." 1 Star