Too bad the child actors sucked. The charm of the original was that the kids could pull their weight, if not carry the show. The middle child in particular is the worst.
BlueBarracuda I agree that I don't like these kids nearly as much as the originals but I think Jackson is ok. He's a dork. He's meant to be. Ramona isn't likeable but I don't think she's supposed to be. I hope she gets better as time goes on. Max is unbearable. And Tommy is adorable!!!
The baby does a good job, or at least whoever gets the two babies to react does a great job. This guy who works at the same company as I that I met once also weirdly makes low-budget movies and the Jackson actor was in one of them and he had nothing but good things to say about him, so I can't hate on him, as I feel the writing is excessively hammy, while the original was hammy but not as in your face.