Mechanical performances by Vanessa Williams and Bow Wow, as Nate's musically inclined son, impair Cedric's earnest comedic efforts in this spasmodic comedy.
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Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
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Reviews Counted:89
Fresh:5
Rotten:84
Average Rating:3.3/10
Consensus: The poorly crafted Johnson Family Vacation squanders its talented cast in a bland family road comedy that draws unfavorable comparisons to Chevy Chase's Vacation movies.
Theatrical Release:Apr 7, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $31,038,582
Synopsis: AAA can't help the roadside emergency that is the JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION. Even the onboard navigation system has a meltdown on Nate Johnson (Cedric The Entertainer) and his family's cross-country... [More]
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Reviews for Johnson Family Vacation
Several laugh-out-loud moments are scattered throughout this otherwise dumb-and-gets-even-dumber African-American road trip.
08/07/08
This is a real mess, with out-of-focus shots and continuity lapses that suggest a production in chaos.
03/06/07
Top CriticPacking 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.
03/06/07
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04/02/05
I really wanted to like this movie, especially since I'm a fan of Cedric the Entertainer.
02/05/05
...Cedric the Entertainer simply cannot act.
08/17/04
Too many jokes fall flat and a number of promising set-ups ... wind up going nowhere.
08/08/04
We can only generously call it a pale imitation of National Lampoon's Vacation
08/03/04
Find one stereotype and stick to it. Don't confuse the audience by trying to be Wayne Brady and Bernie Mac in the same movie.
05/05/04
It really wasn't as funny as it could of been or should have been.
04/18/04
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.
04/17/04
Top CriticEighties nostalgia has seeped so far into our pop-cultural landscape, it's starting to feel like VH1 took over the movie studios.
04/16/04
Family of Five in Search of a Script might be a better title, but this road picture gets better as it goes along, and the upbeat ending redeems it considerably.
04/15/04
For a cast of unknowns, this would have been a nice introduction to some up and coming stars but with veterans like Cedric, Harvey and Williams, something seemed lacking.
04/15/04
A shambles like this just oozes contempt for both its performers and its audience -- something that's even more unfunny than the movie itself.
04/14/04
Plays out like the pilot episode for a sitcom that no network picked up.
04/13/04
Before the opening credits had ended, I was counting down the minutes until I could get back to scraping old tile adhesive off my kitchen floor.
04/12/04
Big disappointment.
04/12/04
Top CriticThe humor runs out of gas after about 30 minutes.
04/12/04
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