Johnson Family Vacation

Name: Johnson Family Vacation
Genre: Comedy
Released: April 7, 2004
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 29
Cast: Bow Wow, Cedric the Entertainer, Shannon Elizabeth

2004

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JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION

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Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: April 7, 2004

Starring: Bow Wow, Cedric the Entertainer, Shannon Elizabeth

Summary: Nate Johnson (Cedric the Entertainer) sets out on a cross-country trek from California to Missouri, with three unruly kids and one unsatisfied wife in tow, in order to attend the Johnson clan's annual reunion/grudge match. Not since the Griswolds headed to California has a family excursion veered so hysterically astray. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Director: Christopher Erskin

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 97 min

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Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas

An easygoing, earthy comedy that's a good showcase for the robust comic gifts of Cedric the Entertainer. Read full review

New York Daily News - Jami Bernard

I'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. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum

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. Read full review

Boston Globe - Wesley Morris

Boring, mediocre movie. Read full review

The A.V. Club - Keith Phipps

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. But walking out of Johnson Family Vacation, it's hard not to feel misty-eyed for the urine-soaked-sandwich gags, incest jokes, and other refined comic elements of "National Lampoon's Vacation." Read full review

Charlotte Observer - Lawrence Toppman

You won't see a single joke here you haven't encountered before, all in funnier forms. Read full review

Dallas Observer - Robert Wilonsky

The entire enterprise was directed by first-timer Christopher Erskin like a would-be Max Bialystock; one can only assume it's supposed to be this bad, because nobody sucks this hard on accident. Read full review

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xXAnthonyXx

Feb 11, 2011

Hmm.......I don't get the hate for this. It's actually pretty funny, I own it and I'm not ashamed of it. I like it and it's worth a check. Sure, some, I repeat....SOME.....of the jokes were forced or predictable. I liked it and I think you would if you have nothing to do or just want a goodHmm.......I don't get the hate for this. It's actually pretty funny, I own it and I'm not ashamed of it. I like it and it's worth a check. Sure, some, I repeat....SOME.....of the jokes were forced or predictable. I liked it and I think you would if you have nothing to do or just want a good comedy to watch.… Expand

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Derock161

Nov 13, 2012

Not bad. Has some funny moments but a lot are predictable. worth the watch for free but don't pay for it. Cedric the entertainer plays the only funny character in the film

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