It's been a while since we saw a bad John Hughes comedy, and Are We There Yet? more than fits the bill (even though Hughes had absolutely nothing to do with it).
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Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Won't make your day, but it won't kill it either.
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Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Cube is cute and Long is lovely, but the youngsters are too brash and smug to bear. At least there's a heartwarming end to the excursion.
It's all a big, boring failure of slapstick and degradation. Of course, that's not to say your kids won't like it.
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L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Surely the only thing more excruciating than being trapped in a car with a bratty child is having to sit through a road-trip movie that features two of them.
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The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Runs 96 minutes but feels like so much more. There is only one gag.
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The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
All too effectively conveys the claustrophobic horror of being shackled in a small space with two whiny, hateful children.