Are We Done Yet?

Are We Done Yet?
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by	Steve Carr
Screenplay by	Hank Nelken
Story by	Hank Neiken
Produced by	Ice Cube Matt Alvarez Ted Hartley Todd Garner
Starring	Ice Cube Nia Long John C. McGinley Aleisha Allen Philip Daniel Bolden
Cinematography	Jack N. Green
Edited by	Craig Herring
Music by	Teddy Castellucci
Production companies	Revolution Studios RKO Pictures Cube Vision
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 4, 2007 (2007-04-04)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Template:Film US
Language	English

Are We Done Yet? is a 2007 family comedy film starring Ice Cube. The film is both a remake of the classic Cary Grant comedy Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (previously re-made as The Money Pit) and a sequel to 2005's comedy Are We There Yet? The film was directed by Steve Carr from a screenplay by Hank Nelken. It was produced by Revolution Studios and RKO Pictures, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film was shot on location in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada, but is set in Newberg, Oregon, United States.

Plot

Nick Persons (Ice Cube) sold his collectables store and has had Suzanne (Nia Long), Kevin (Philip Daniel Bolden),and Lindsey (Aleisha Allen) move into his apartment after Suzanne and Nick were married. While getting ready for an interview with Magic Johnson, Suzanne tells Nick that she is pregnant. While at a bar talking to his friend, Suzanne comes in and tells Nick they are having twins.

For more space, Suzanne and Nick go check out a house even though Lindsey and Kevin are against it. In the house, they meet Chuck Mitchell Sr. (John C. McGinley). After some talking, Nick decides to take the house. They find out that the house has mold and Nick did not get the house inspected. They hire Chuck to fix the problem but when Chuck nearly destroys the house, Nick fires him.

When Suzanne goes into labor and the hospital 30 minutes away, Nick, Lindsey, and Kevin have to deliver the babies. Chuck tries to get there, but his truck breaks down. He power walks down to the house. While she's still in labor, Nick gets a call from Magic. After Suzanne gives birth to two boys, the movie fast forwards to six months later in their backyard. There is a major barbecue and Nick presents his new magazine to everyone. As the credits come, there are pictures of blueprints and an animated family representing the Persons family.

Cast

• Ice Cube as Nick Persons
• Nia Long as Suzanne Persons (née Kingston)
• John C. McGinley as Chuck Mitchell Sr.
• Aleisha Allen as Lindsey Persons
• Philip Daniel Bolden as Kevin Persons
• Tahj Mowry as Danny Pulu
• Dan Joffre as Billy Pulu
• Pedro Miguel Arce as Georgie Pulu
• Linda Kash as Mrs. Rooney
• Hayes MacArthur as Jimmy the Bartender
• Earvin "Magic" Johnson as Himself
• Colin Strange as Colin Persons
• Gavin Strange as Ty Persons
• Jonathan Katz as Mr. Rooney

• The character "Marty" (Jay Mohr) who appears from the previous film is absent from this one but he is mentioned briefly. He later returns in the TV series based on the film series played by a different actor.

Reception

Critical response

Are We Done Yet? received overwhelming negative reviews, with an 8% rotten rating at Rotten Tomatoes , which is worse than the previous film's rating of 12%. However, on Metacritic, the film has a score of 36%, which is slightly better than the previous film's rating of 27%.

Box office

Despite being panned by the critics, the film has made $58,388,068 worldwide.

Home media

The Are We Done Yet? Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and UMD was released on August 7, 2007. Special features include:

• KIDdin Around on the set: Making Are We Done Yet?
• Blooper Reel
• The Are We Done Yet? Quiz
• Chuck Mitchell, Jr.: Jack of All Trades Featurette
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Thai, Portuguese, and Korean.

External links

• Are We Done Yet? at IMDb
• Are We Done Yet? at AllMovie
• Cube's 'House' renovated, 'Yet?' sequel builds on ruins of 'Dream'
• Are We Done Yet? Official Website