Are We There Yet?

The good: consistently funny
The bad: somewhat drab and lacking
Ice Cube graces the big screen once again and proves that he can actually be NOT irritating if he tried. He plays Nick, a semi-rich bachelor who sets his eyes on a beautiful divorcee with two kids. The problem is, the kids don't want anyone near their mom and they're gonna keep it that way no matter what.

Mostly a kid-friendly, on the road affair, the film is quite funny in a physical comedy way with things getting destroyed (Cube's brand-new Navigator gets the receiving end of children abuse) and people getting hurt, and by people I mean Ice Cube. Nick tries to get the two kids into Vancouver where their mom is in a company party so that he can have some points on the good side of the mother. The kids tries everything at every turn to make life miserable for Nick which includes a metal detector screw-up at the airport and a runaway at the train. The two sides eventually kiss up and the message is really simple and perfect for kids.

The problem lies in the fact that most people will watch this film hoping for semi-adult humor because of Ice Cube, and what they'll get instead is a family comedy. (2/5)