Frank Beardsley is a naval officer who has been raising eight children on his own after the death of his wife, and while he loves his kids, he rules his household with military precision. Frank has been alone long enough that he decides it's time to start dating again, and he agrees to be set up on a blind date. On his date, he runs into Helen North, a girl he dated years ago when they were both in high school who, like Frank, lost her spouse not long ago. The old chemistry clicks anew for Helen and Frank, and he asks her to marry him. However, there's just a bit of a problem - Helen is caring for ten children of her own, six of whom were adopted, and her artistic temperament makes for a very different household than Frank and his kids are used to. Frank and Helen decide to give this grand experiment a try, but the 18 siblings don't get along at all well at first, until they decide to set aside their differences and unite against a common foe - their folks.
This is a silly movie that is really geared toward kids. It wasn't horrible, but it just wasn't my style. This film requires no brain function from the viewer - everything is laid out right in front of you. There are so many characters that it's impossible to learn much about them in a 90 minute film, so the focus is really around the crazy pranks that the kids pull and the effect that has on the parents. I would say that if you just want to sit down and veg for 90 minutes while being entertained by juvenile hijinks, check it out. This is a remake of a film from 1968 with the same name starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball - was a remake really necessary? Not in my opinion.
Rating: 2 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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