"Ultracompetitive Yuppie Enclave"?

It seems that the movie that should never have been made, "Cheaper By the Dozen," is set mostly in Evanston as, presumably, the dad is called up to be Northwestern's new football coach. And this is his dream job.

(Pause to laugh in disbelief.)

Much as I am curious to see how Evanston is translated on the big screen, I cannot put myself through so much time watching Hilary Duff and the rest of the "Bakers" (baker's dozen -- get it?) getting involved in syrupy hijinks. Not to mention the people behind this movie have totally jettisoned the book (and even the previous movie) it's based on: Aside from both families having 12 kids, you probably couldn't find any similarities between this family and the Gilbreths, with their famous efficiency-expert parents who ran the home like a factory.

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