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When Nate Johnson and his family are invited to their big family reunion in Missouri, Nate thinks it's a good chance for him to reconnect with his estranged wife and growing children. But the problem is: Can they even find Missouri on the expensive SUV?
The direction on Johnson Family Vacation is numbingly slack; the synapses between the scenes don't spark effortlessly, as they should, and the whole enterprise feels dragged-down and belabored.
Packing all the tired trappings of the raunchy road-trip genre, this loutish comedy plays out as a loosely threaded collection of shrill jokes and cliched sight gags.
March 06, 2007
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
I really wanted to like this movie, especially since I'm a fan of Cedric the Entertainer.
Several laugh-out-loud moments are scattered throughout this otherwise dumb-and-gets-even-dumber African-American road trip.
August 07, 2008
Ebert & Roeper
Big disappointment.
April 12, 2004
Washington Post
Single-handedly saving a movie may be a tall order for a short-legged clown, but Cedric the Entertainer is the best (and probably only) reason to take this Vacation.
April 09, 2004
Film Journal International
Too many jokes fall flat and a number of promising set-ups ... wind up going nowhere.
Mechanical performances by Vanessa Williams and Bow Wow, as Nate's musically inclined son, impair Cedric's earnest comedic efforts in this spasmodic comedy.