Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)

Not that he was ever a great personal favourite, but I can recall when Steve Martin's "crazy guy" persona was vaguely amusing and not a trying-too-hard embarrassment as it is in this movie.  This sequel came about because of the relative success of the 2003 movie which was theoretically sweet in a kind of sickening way; what it wasn't was a remake of the original 1950 film of the same title which had an acerbic Clifton Webb as the paterfamilias (and even there it was far from my favourite Webb role).  In this unnecessary follow-up, Martin wants to bring his large family to a favourite vacation home one last time before the older kids go their separate ways.  Here he resurrects a long-standing rivalry with Eugene Levy who has only eight high-achieving kids and I'm uncertain whether Levy or Martin demeans himself more in the empty pursuit for laughs.  At least I think (and pray) that we will all be spared "Cheaper by the Dozen 3".