Growing pains? They've got twelve of them!

Starring: Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling, Kevin G. Schmidt, Alyson Stoner, Jacob Smith, Liliana Mumy, Morgan York, Forrest Landis, Blake Woodruff, Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman, Paula Marshall, Steven Anthony Lawrence, Alan Ruck, Richard Jenkins

DML Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ - above average

"You soaked his underwear in meat. That is so wrong. Funny, but wrong." - Tom

Why watch this? This family comedy has some really funny moments.

Plot Summary: Tom Baker accepts a dream job coaching a college football team, prompting him, his wife Kate, and their twelve children to move their large family from a quiet rural town to a bustling Chicago suburb. The transition proves difficult as the children struggle to adapt and the family attempts to manage their chaotic household while both parents pursue new career opportunities. Facing a looming book tour for Kate and escalating conflicts at home, Tom must find a way to keep his family together amidst the ensuing comedic turmoil.

Dad's Preview: Tom and Kate Baker are insane. Twelve children insane. Once you get past that fact, it just go with it. He takes his dream coaching job at his college alma matter. Her book gets published and she has to travel to NYC to promote it. It IS totally idiotic to expect that a COLLEGE FOOTBALL HEAD COACH can manage 12 kids... alone. But, Dad's is determined to not impact wifey's career. This all makes for a series of worst-possible disasters. It's funny, sad, contrived, and will elicit a tear from the manliest of men. For what it is, a family adventure that's one-click above Nickelodeon, it's not half bad.

Robert Simonds Productions; 20th Century Fox