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Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union wrangle ten kids and a breakfast sauce business in a remake that feels more like a long sitcom pilot than a movie.
4.636%
42
If you need a 'background movie' while folding laundry or a safe bet for a sick day, this works. It’s a well-intentioned update that swaps the '90s slapstick of the original for a more modern, multiracial family structure.
However, the low scores from both critics and audiences aren't a mistake. It’s fairly bland and lacks the comedic timing that made the previous versions memorable. It’s not 'bad'—it’s just aggressively mediocre.
Perfect for the 7-11 crowd. Younger kids might get lost in the business-management subplots, and teens will likely find the 'raucous' family antics a bit too cheesy.
It handles the dynamics of a multiracial, blended family with a lot of heart, showing that cooperation is the only way a household of twelve survives. It avoids mean-spirited humor, though it leans heavily into 'organized chaos' tropes.
This is a remake of a remake. While it updates the setting to a modern entrepreneurial household, it follows the standard family-comedy playbook without much creative risk or visual spark.
It's a Disney-produced family comedy. You're looking at very mild slapstick, some light 'puberty' talk, and the usual 'kids getting into trouble' scenarios. No major red flags.
There are decent themes about balancing a family business with home life and navigating the complexities of blended families and co-parenting with exes, but the execution is pretty surface-level.
By 2026, we've seen the 'huge family' trope done to death, and this 2022 version doesn't do much to reinvent the wheel. It tries to distinguish itself by making the Bakers a blended, multiracial family living in Los Angeles, which is a welcome update. Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union have decent chemistry, but they're often sidelined by the sheer volume of child actors and subplots.
One interesting shift here is the focus on the family business—a breakfast spot and a signature sauce. It introduces kids to the idea of a family 'brand' and the trade-offs of scaling a business (moving to a fancy neighborhood vs. staying connected to your roots). It’s a bit more 'Shark Tank Junior' than the 2003 version, which focused more on coaching football.
In a word: No. The Steve Martin/Bonnie Hunt era had a specific kind of comedic heart and '00s charm that this version lacks. This one feels more like a high-budget Disney Channel Original Movie. If your kids are obsessed with big-family chaos, they'll enjoy it, but don't expect it to become a family favorite you'll revisit every year.
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