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Nick thinks he’s in love, but he’s really in lust. Lastly, and relevant to the poor attitudes displayed in the film, is the theme of women-as-sex-objects. Whether the children like Nick or not, he is helping their mother and he deserves respect. Now I realize that people want to be entertained, and that the writers and director of the film most likely feel the need to exaggerate or inflate incidents to make people laugh, but the children’s exploits, their words and actions, are overdone, making them seem spoiled and disrespectful.

Are we there yet movie movie#

With such ridiculous fighting and verbal-abuse (“stupid,” for example) going on 24/7, only a movie character could tolerate such nonsense.Īs if the language isn’t bad enough, the children’s blatant disrespect for authority is equally appalling. In addition, the two children continuously antagonize each other with name-calling. In addition to the word d*mn, which is used by Nick on several occasions, what bothers me the most is the use of gutter-type slang terms such as “sucker,” “fart,” and “horny”-and these words come from the lips of children. Additionally, there is a fighting scene at the end of the film, but no one gets hurt, and it’s more silly than serious. Overall, the offensive nature of “Are We There Yet?” can be summed up into four main categories: language and attitudes, vulgarity, conflict, and sexual innuendos. From there, while the credits are still rolling, the family movie fantasy dissipates.

Beginning with the opening song, one of Prince’s sensual ballads, the lyrics “I wanna be your lover” set the stage for the film. Sadly, what could have been a predictable, but enjoyable movie for the entire family was tainted with foul language, and not so subtle sexual innuendos. The film deals with deserter parents in a positive way, reinforcing to the children of divorced homes that it isn’t their fault when a parent abandons them.īut despite these redeeming elements, “Are We There Yet?” is no family film, at least not in my opinion. Nick explains to the children that it isn’t their fault, and then he shares with them his own experience of his father leaving home when he was a boy. Nick comforts the children when they discover their Dad lied about being sick to avoid visiting with them over the holiday.Everyone keeps their clothes on and their hands to themselves. Nick and Suzanne don’t even kiss until the end of the movie. The film seems to promote abstinence in a dating relationship, and I’m not just talking about sex. The film displays no overt sensuality.

Nick, despite his shameless ogling of women, treats Suzanne with respect.

She is concerned about the influence and modeling affect Nick might have on her children, and she makes this clear to Nick. She cares about her children, and she doesn’t want them to become attached to the wrong sort of man.

Suzanne is a loving, conscientious and devoted mother.

Originally, I planned to take my children with me to the theater, but it just didn’t work out, and I’m now glad that it didn’t-although there are several positive qualities in the film. Rather, what I will talk about is the misuse of the words “family movie.” But first, I do have a few positive words. Instead of giving you a blow by blow description of the crazy antics you might expect from two children who believe that no man is good enough to date their mom, and that somehow their mom and dad are going to magically get back together, I’ll let you use your imagination I promise it won’t be a stretch. Oh, and did I mention that Nick is driving his brand new Lincoln Navigator, complete with spinning hubcaps? The evolution of the car, at least its condition, is one of funnier parts of the film.

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In one glorious heroic moment, Nick volunteers to bring Suzanne’s two children, Lindsay (Aleisha Allen) and Kevin (Philip Bolden) to meet her in Vancouver where she is working during New Year’s weekend, a favor that would prevent this single mother from losing her job.Īfter a series of mishaps involving planes and trains, the unlikely threesome is forced to drive the 350-mile stretch. Unable to resist the beautiful and kind Suzanne, Nick throws caution to the wind he’s willing to do just about anything to get her attention. When Nick Persons ( Ice Cube), a well-know bachelor, ladies-man, and despiser of children sees Suzanne Kingston (Nia Long) for the first time, it’s love at first site-at least for about 15 seconds, or as long as it takes for him to see that she has two children.