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Blended family tale remake is mediocre.
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Yours, Mine, & Ours
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Based on 15 kid reviews
Kids say this movie is a delightful and humorous experience for families, highlighting themes of friendship and overcoming differences, although it contains some inappropriate content such as mild violence, underage drinking, and brief scenes of kissing. While many found it entertaining and cute, a few reviewers expressed concerns regarding its suitability for younger children due to these elements, so parents are advised to be cautious.
- funny and cute
- family themes
- mild violence
- inappropriate content
- parental guidance
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What's the Story?
In YOURS, MINE & OURS, Coast Guard Admiral Frank Beardsley (Dennis Quaid) re-meets his beautiful high school sweetheart, Helen North (Rene Russo). Both have lost their spouses and have large numbers of kids (he has eight, she has ten, six of whom are adopted). They marry without telling their kids of ahead of time. Of course, the kids are unhappy with their abruptly changed living conditions. Helen's children are artistically inclined and free-spirited (the conduct family discussions using a "talking stick"); Frank's are regimented, used to following orders and running a "tight ship." (His kids come with a nanny, played by the wonderful Linda Hunt, here reduced to inglorious reaction shots.) Frictions between the kids first cause arguments (including competition between the two teen girls over a cute boy at school). Eventually, the children decide to break up their parents' marriage. They stage events --including two boys dressing up as girls and a discussion of two girls kissing -- that will cause arguments over parenting choices.
Is It Any Good?
A remake of the 1968 Lucille Ball-Henry Fonda vehicle, Yours, Mine & Ours is less a movie than a series of kids-in-an-uproar scenes; unfortunately, most of these scenes are neither comic nor clever. The set-up never pays off, as the characters remain one-dimensional and the emotional stakes only vaguely sketched. Given the traumas that lie behind the kids' resistance to change, the film's treatment of their struggles seems careless. Yes, it's a comedy, but it's not very funny.
Frank and Helen succumb to the kids' machinations and are on the verge of splitting and he's offered a promotion by his Commandant (Rip Torn), which means he and his kids can move away to Washington, DC and leave the Norths in Connecticut. At this point the plot falls apart completely, as the kids reverse course and must engineer, at the last minute, their parent's reconciliation. It's predictable but also nonsensical.
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Movie Details
- In theaters : November 23, 2005
- On DVD or streaming : February 28, 2006
- Cast : Dennis Quaid , Rene Russo , Sean Faris
- Director : Raja Gosnell
- Studio : Panorama Entertainment
- Genre : Comedy
- Topics : Book Characters
- Run time : 90 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- MPAA explanation : some mild crude humor
- Last updated : October 9, 2025
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