The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.
Editor's Verdict
"The movie is a family comedy focused on the challenges of a large family moving and adjusting to a new life. While it had a holiday release, the core plot and narrative structure are entirely independent of the Christmas season, lacking any significant Christmas setting, plot function, or thematic resonance."
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