And in a way, the film itself is easily compared to that house at the center of their story. Chuck is seen shirtless a couple of times.Īre We Done Yet? is a sequel to 2005’s Are We There Yet? This time, Nick and Suzanne are freshly married and trying to pull their still-adjusting family together in a new home. And she wears a number of form-fitting shirts that accentuate her full-figured pregnant physique. Suzanne lounges in bed while wearing a very low-cut, cleavage-baring top. Nick also uses a double entendre when talking to a raccoon that has stolen his bag of corn nuts. Nick lifts his wife’s skirt … and promptly passes out.Ī remark about booties (for feet) is given a mild sexual twist. When Suzanne’s sudden contractions lead to a home delivery, Chuck instructs Nick over the phone to see if the baby’s head is crowning. The couple kiss-but Nick is called away by noisy raccoons on their roof. Later, Suzanne lights candles in their bedroom for a romantic interlude. When Nick and Suzanne are standing on a roof-side porch deciding to purchase the house, Suzanne says, “There are a lot of rooms in this house that are going to need breaking in.” Nick suggests they get started and moves toward his wife-but falls off the roof over a broken railing. Persons.” A young guy is held accountable by his older brothers, and he apologizes to Nick for taking Lindsey to a party without asking for permission. During a heated argument Nick fires Chuck, prompting all of the other workers to pack to leave as well, saying, “It’s called loyalty, Mr. Right before Lindsey and her family move, a bunch of kids from the neighborhood gathers to hug her and send her off. But in the end the two men recognize their common ground and give of themselves to help one another through their problems. Then, when a large fish pulls Kevin in, Nick (who’s afraid of drowning) immediate jumps in to save the boy.Ĭhuck, meanwhile, connects with Suzanne and the kids while driving Nick to distraction. “FYI, I think you’re a cool son,” says the stepdad. He takes Kevin fishing and the two connect. Nick apologizes to his family, spends time with the kids and selflessly serves them to make up for his failures. (There’s no question that the film uses physical repairs to draw attention to emotional and psychological ones.) When Nick wants to throw in the towel and sell their disintegrating house, Suzanne asks him, “Is that what you want to teach Kevin? When the going gets tough, you quit?” And he takes steps to repair what he knows is important. Nick recognizes how his frustration and negative choices have estranged him from his wife and the kids. And the importance of family becomes the movie’s theme. Nick, for all his bluster, sincerely wants to “become a true family” with Suzanne and her children.
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