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  • 2004
  • TV-PG
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2004
  • TV-PG
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m

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...

Directed By: Christopher Erskin

Written By: Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones

  • 2004
  • TV-PG
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2004
  • TV-PG
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m

Johnson Family Vacation

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
29
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 6 User Ratings
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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...

Directed By: Christopher Erskin

Written By: Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
29
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46% Mixed
11 Reviews
54% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
29
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46% Mixed
11 Reviews
54% Negative
13 Reviews

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60
An easygoing, earthy comedy that's a good showcase for the robust comic gifts of Cedric the Entertainer.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
50
The movie itself is genial and unfocused and tired.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
40
The picture shows vital signs only in a few scenes where Cedric takes on the additional role of his own lecherous uncle, but it's too little too late.
By Scott Foundas FULL REVIEW
38
Apart from Williams' presence, director Christopher Erskin's feature debut isn't worth the price of submission. It's not a road trip; it's a road trap.
By Carrie Rickey FULL REVIEW
30
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.
By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW
25
Tired and glib, it tries to milk humor from the sniping, sass and simple disrespect of its unpleasant traveling companions.
By Sean Axmaker FULL REVIEW
10
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.
By Robert Wilonsky FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 6 User Ratings
8.2
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33% Mixed
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Production Company Searchlight Pictures, Hallway Pictures, Bird and a Bear Entertainment, Catch Productions
Release Date Apr 7, 2004
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating TV-PG
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Tagline Wrong turn in Arizona. No brakes in Colorado. Arrested in Kansas. It's the ultimate family trip.
Website http://www.foxsearchlight.com/johnsonfamilyvacation/
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