This is a real mess, with out-of-focus shots and continuity lapses that suggest a production in chaos.
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03/06/07
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Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:4
Rotten:26
Average Rating:3.9/10
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
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
Top CriticThe 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 CriticBig disappointment.
04/12/04
Top CriticSingle-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.
04/09/04
Top CriticThis family vacation runs out of gas long before its destination.
04/09/04
Top CriticIf laughs are the currency of any comedy, then this one pays minimum wage.
04/09/04
Top CriticVacations are supposed to make you feel better, and Johnson Family Vacation does just that.
04/08/04
Top CriticJohnson Family Vacation is simply a bad trip.
04/08/04
Top CriticA wheezing contraption, which strands Cedric the Entertainer behind the wheel and forces him to motor a collection of laugh-and-learn wacky situations by sheer force of his outsize charm.
04/07/04
Top CriticAn African-American road trip that mostly squanders some very gifted performers.
04/07/04
Top CriticMoviegoers hankering for another installment in Chevy Chase's vacation series may get a quick fix from Johnson Family Vacation. Just don't expect the film to add anything to the time-worn vacation-from- hell genre.
04/07/04
Top CriticA comedy with a couple of big laughs but many more missed opportunities.
04/07/04
Top CriticApart from Williams' presence, director Christopher Erskin's feature debut isn't worth the price of submission.
04/07/04
Top CriticThings feel choppy and unfinished, and there are signs of desperate, post-production efforts to do a quick fix -- badly looped dialogue, awkwardly inserted closeups, too much music.
04/07/04
Top CriticCedric the Entertainer stars in a long drive in search of a family comedy, which is found too late and amounts to too little.
04/07/04
Top CriticI'd like to believe I could watch Cedric the Entertainer all day long. The tedious comedy Johnson Family Vacation puts a strain on that theory.
04/07/04
Top CriticJohnson Family Vacation is no groundbreaker, but it's an easygoing, earthy comedy that's a good showcase for the robust comic gifts of Cedric the Entertainer.
04/07/04
Top CriticJohnson Family Vacation is one of those comedies where you keep waiting for the comedy to show up.
04/07/04
Top CriticAn uneasy collection of gags as flat as roadkill and insincere sentimentality, Johnson Family Vacation appears to have been thrown together like a teenage boy packing a suitcase on the night before a trip he never wanted to take in the first place.
04/07/04
Top CriticLatest News for Johnson Family Vacation
January 04, 2006:
Trailer Bulletin: RV
For those who can't get enough of the schtick doled out in movies like "National Lampoon's Vacation" and "Johnson Family Vacation," get ready for the Barry... More...
December 20, 2005:
Another One of Those Darn Family Vacations...
We've been waiting patiently and now, finally, comes news from The Hollywood Reporter regarding a sequel that will rock the whole universe. Yes, it's time for "Johnson... More...
November 17, 2005:
Oh It's Already Been Broughten (Part 3)
A fresh press release from Universal informs us that there will soon be a "Bring It On 3" to enjoy, but also reminds us that, hey yeah, there WAS a direct-to-video... More...
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