Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
6 %
Reviews Counted: 87 Fresh: 5 Rotten:82 Average Rating: 3.2/10
Consensus:
A bland family-on-the-road comedy reminiscent of Chevy Chase's Vacation movies.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
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 trek to their annual family reunion/grudge match. Reluctantly along for the ride are Nate's... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Solange Knowles, Shannon Elizabeth, Steve Harvey
Director: Christopher Erskin
Screenwriter: Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones
Producer: Paul Hall, Eric C. Rhone, Wendy Park, Cedric the Entertainer
Screenwriter: Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones
Producer: Paul Hall, Eric C. Rhone, Wendy Park, Cedric the Entertainer
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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
Top Critic
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.
03/06/07
I really wanted to like this movie, especially since I'm a fan of Cedric the Entertainer.
02/05/05
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
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 Critic
Eighties 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
Top Critic
As bad and unfunny as the material is, it’s matched neck-and-neck by bad and unfunny performances from Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow, Solange Knowles, Shannon Elizabeth, and the generally reliable Steve Harvey.
04/12/04
As arduous to watch as your neighbor’s poorly focused vacation slides.
04/11/04
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