Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and baby Tom leave for Houston a few days later while the Bakers continue their vacation at Lake Winnetka. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes ranked "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" 98th in the 100 worst reviewed films of the 2000s, with a rating of 6% based on 93 reviews of the film. The site's consensus reads " A sequel to a remake, "Cheaper 2" wastes its solid cast in scenes of over-the-top, predictable humor". On Metacritic, it has a score of 34 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". "Chicago Sun-Times" critic Roger Ebert, gave the
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film) twins Kyle and Nigel). In her narration, Kate has written her story into a book and hopes to send it to her friend to publish the book. Meanwhile, Tom unexpectedly receives an offer from his old friend and football teammate, Shake McGuire, to coach at his alma mater in his hometown of Evanston, Illinois. Tom accepts the offer, and he and Kate begin making plans on returning to Evanston. The kids find out and demand the move be put to a vote, even though Tom says it would not have any power. He loses the vote, even after he and