Johnson Family Vacation

Johnson Family Vacation (2004)

  • 5% of critics liked it
    (91 reviews)

  • 59% of users liked it
    (37,530 ratings)

Comedian Cedric the Entertainer serves as both producer and star of this comedy about a family who discovers just how much can go wrong en route to a family get-together. When Nate Johnson (Cedric the Entertainer) is invited to a big family reunion in Missouri, he sees it as an opportunity to… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By
Christopher Erskin
Written By
Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 7, 2004 Wide
On DVD
Aug 10, 2004
Fox Searchlight Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

    This is a real mess, with out-of-focus shots and continuity lapses that suggest a production in chaos.

  • David Germain, Associated Press

    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.

  • Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

    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.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    Big disappointment.

  • Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

    Single-handedly saving a movie may be a tall order for a short-legged clown, but Cedric the Entertainer is the best (and probably only) reason to take this Vacation.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Andrew F


    It was pretty stupid. I don't like that Cedric the Entertainer guy (what a stupid name!).

  • George K


    Fun movie...but still like National Lampoon's Vacation a whole lot better. Instead of going to Wally World...the Johnson family heads to a family reunion in Missouri. Of course, the road trip runs into many obstacles and pot holes. Cedric the Entertainer always makes me laugh.… More

  • Leo L


    Hilarious!

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