

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.
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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.
