Yours, Mine & Ours
Yours, Mine & Ours

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Yours, Mine & Ours

2005
Movie
90 min
English

Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and salutes. The kids long for a permanent home. Helen North is a free spirit, a designer whose ten children live in loving chaos, with occasional group hugs. Helen and Frank, high school sweethearts, reconnect at a reunion, and it's love at first re-sighting. They marry on the spot. Then the problems start as two sets of kids, the free spirits and the disciplined preppies, must live together. The warring factions agree to work together to end the marriage.

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IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes8%
Metacritic27/100
Google Users56%
Director: Raja GosnellGenres: Comedy, Family, Romance

Plot Summary

This film tells the story of Frank Beardsley and Helen North, two single parents with chaotic households. Frank has eight children, and Helen has ten. When they fall in love and decide to get married, their combined family of eighteen children attempts to sabotage the wedding, preferring their familiar, albeit wild, lives. The parents must then work to unite their disparate brood.

Critical Reception

Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) was generally met with negative reviews from critics, who often cited its predictable plot and unfunny humor. Audiences were slightly more receptive, appreciating the family-friendly nature and the performances of the lead actors, though it was not a significant box office success.

What Reviewers Say

  • Overstuffed and unfunny, relying too heavily on tired family sitcom tropes.

  • The sheer number of children overwhelms the narrative, making it difficult to connect with any of them.

  • While the premise is ripe for comedy, the execution falls flat, with weak jokes and predictable situations.

Google audience: Google users found the film to be a lighthearted and amusing family comedy, appreciating the large cast and the heartwarming message about blending families. However, some viewers felt it was overly chaotic and lacked genuine comedic depth.

Fun Fact

The film is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name, which starred Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball.

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