Vegas Vacation (1997)
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Christie Brinkley, Wallace Shawn
DVD Info
Release:
Oct 7, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Snap Case
- Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
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Reviews
I'll lay you 3-to-1 odds that by the end of this flick even fans will be thinking that this wasn't a trip worth taking.
There is nothing more memorable about Vegas Vacation than the flatness of the writing in Elisa Bell's script and the uninspired direction of first-timer Stephen Kessler.
The film's only life is provided by Randy Quaid, back as Ellen's redneck cousin.
The first half hour in particular is clogged with wheezing routines that appear to have no punchlines.
This is not the sort of comedy that asks much of a viewer, and it's not as if you have to engage your brain.
Somewhere along the way, the filmmakers lost sight of what made the original Vacation funny. It wasn't the actual goal... but the journey.
Why, if [Chevy] Chase is such a funny guy, does he make such unfunny movies?
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