Ice Cube's slapstick kiddie flick Are We There Yet? grated on critics' nerves, but scored well with half-term moviegoers when it opened in 2005. The sequel, Are We Done Yet?, was inevitable and "no less irritating than the first." Cube once again stars as the reluctant family man, tormented by his wife's kids in this "so-called comedy". And wouldn't you know it, some people did actually pay to see it.
What's Doing?
We're given a kid's-eye-view of the film set in Kidding Around. The pint-sized stars of the film Philip Daniel Bolden and Aleisha Allen are your guides in a whistle-stop tour that takes in the wardrobe trailer, the hair and make-up department and the craft services table. Those bowlfuls of cheesy crisps might explain the hyperactivity of these two tykes, who also have a bash at kayaking before retiring to their respective trailers for boring, old Spanish class.

The only other peek we get behind the scenes is a brief showcase for supporting player John C McGinley. He's perhaps best known for playing a doctor with an anger mangement problem in TV sitcom Scrubs, but here the actor shows off an array of talents including cookery, fire dancing and baby whispering. Of course what we really want to see is McGinley chucking his toys out of the pram - he'd put those kids to shame.
Done And Dusted
Perhaps the funniest moment on this disc is in the blooper reel. That's where Cube accidentally lapses into an impression of Gary Coleman in Diff'rent Strokes ("What choo talkin' 'bout..."), and even that's only mildy amusing. Rounding off the extras menu is a quiz testing your knowledge of the film. Frankly though, we can't see too many kids sitting still long enough to see this through to the end.
EXTRA FEATURES
Are We Done Yet? DVD is released on Monday 24th September 2007.



