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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt's been a while since we saw a bad John Hughes comedy, and Are We There Yet? more than fits the bill (even though Hughes had absolutely nothing to do with it).
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonWon't make your day, but it won't kill it either.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittCube is cute and Long is lovely, but the youngsters are too brash and smug to bear. At least there's a heartwarming end to the excursion.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyThis is not the plot of your typical Ice Cube movie. It does, however, combine the plots of at least three John Hughes movies.
- 40VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasAre We There Yet? traps the affable Ice Cube in a dismal kiddy slapstick saga that even his considerable charisma can do little to enhance.
- 40Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombLevant and his screenwriting posse attempt to wring maximum hilarity from this setup, but it's just too schizoid.
- It's all a big, boring failure of slapstick and degradation. Of course, that's not to say your kids won't like it.
- 40L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonSurely the only thing more excruciating than being trapped in a car with a bratty child is having to sit through a road-trip movie that features two of them.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttRuns 96 minutes but feels like so much more. There is only one gag.
- 0The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinAll too effectively conveys the claustrophobic horror of being shackled in a small space with two whiny, hateful children.