Vegas Vacation
Metascore
20 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 7 out of 10
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  1. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    38
    Chase, like his Vacation movies, are things of the past. This is a series that should have died with the '80s. Instead, inexplicably, it has limped on into the '90s.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    30
    Chase is a veritable black-hole of mirthlessness who sucks every ounce of fun out what might otherwise be a fairly diverting comedy.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    25
    Why, if Chase is such a funny guy, does he make such unfunny movies?
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Bruce Walker
    20
    After a somewhat promising opening, the movie falls flat.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Van Gelder
    10
    Throughout this lame film, directed by Stephen Kessler and written by Elisa Bell, situations are developed -- complicated directions to a hotel room, Clark clinging to the face of Hoover Dam, Ellen the object of Mr. Newton's seductive charm -- and left to wither without a payoff.
  6. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    0
    The Griswalds drive to Las Vegas "because half the fun is getting there," but the fun never begins in this disappointing sequel to the Vacation slapstick comedies.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    0
    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.

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User Score
6.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. smithbhurricane
    8
    This is a fun movie and does not deserve the negative score that it has. Is it as good as the original? No, but it is entertaining and IMO better than European Vacation.… Full Review »
  2. SteveH.
    1
    I loved the Vacation movies, even European Vacation which was panned by the critics. But Vegas Vacation? I almost chuckled once but otherwise this movie was ridiculously bad. No wonder it went straight to DVD!… Full Review »
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