Vacations are supposed to make you feel better, and Johnson Family Vacation does just that.
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04/08/04
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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
Sub-Griswold stuff.
04/08/04
Johnson Family Vacation is simply a bad trip.
04/08/04
A sure-fire premise that sputters like a wet match...
04/08/04
It's a sign of trouble when watching a movie prompts nostalgia for the movie it's ripping off, particularly when that movie wasn't any good.
04/08/04
As headliner Cedric the Entertainer demonstrates in this mediocre road-trip flick, no amount of comedic genius can pump up this flat comedy.
04/08/04
None of the stars in this dopey rip-off of the Chevy Chase series deserves to be in this.
04/07/04
A 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
A lackluster variation on the National Lampoon vacation formula.
04/07/04
Johnson Family is, basically, National Lampoon's Vacation with darker skin and a better star. But the Lampoon movie had quite a bit of comedy happening around its star, and Johnson doesn't.
04/07/04
Passable, uninspired entertainment, as harmless as watching home movies of your own vacation -- and about as exciting.
04/07/04
Cedric pops up in a second role, as lecherous Uncle Earl, and a little of this character goes a long way -- say, roughly the distance from Anaheim to Albany.
04/07/04
A comedy with a couple of big laughs but many more missed opportunities.
04/07/04
The star is funny, the movie isn't.
04/07/04
A belabored, obvious comedy that's only good for a chuckle or two at most.
04/07/04
Apart from Williams' presence, director Christopher Erskin's feature debut isn't worth the price of submission.
04/07/04
Top CriticA blandly written comedy that straightjackets Cedric in a role more suited to Fred MacMurray.
04/07/04
Johnson Family Vacation, a played-out spin on the old Chevy Chase Vacation movies, is one of those bombs that makes you sit and curse the darkness.
04/07/04
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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:
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