Cinematography:
Barry PetersonComposer:
Mark MothersbaughCast:
Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Chris Hemsworth, Leslie Mann, Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Charlie Day, Catherine Missal (more)VOD (3)
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Rusty Griswold (Ed Helms) and his family are in need of a vacation so he surprises his wife Debbie (Christina Applegate) by booking them and their two boys into the soon-to-be-closing Walley World to recreate the memorable vacation he had with his family 30 years ago. After a pit-stop visit to his parents Clark and Ellen (Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo), his sister Audrey (Leslie Mann) and annoyingly perfect brother-in-law Stone (Chris Hemsworth), Rusty and his family set off on their adventure which, in true Griswold tradition, is not without its setbacks, mishaps and horrific ordeals. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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An aggressively unpleasant film with an unimaginative and sloppy plot, unsuccessful and utterly embarrassing jokes, poorly-directed and miserable acting, and with a lot of self-serving and unnecessarily exaggerated vulgarities and distastefulness. The story is totally nonsensical and incoherent and breaks apart into a tangle of unrelated scenes in which desperately unsympathetic protagonists act like incompetent lunatics so that they can eventually end up in a mess of feces, vomit, or cow guts. The equivalent of comedy hell.
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I watched the movie for a while without laughing once, and just when I was about to start watching something else, Christina Applegate really got going and she kept me entertained till the end. All three stars go to Christina. If she hadn't given such a great performance, there wouldn’t be anything worth rating.
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I liked that the writers went the official way and straight-up refer to the original Griswold family. We even got to see Beverly D'Angelo and Chevy Chase at the end, which has made me very happy. But those might be the biggest upsides, because apart from that, the movie is pretty boring. The first half is only funny because the ugliest car ever – Honda Tartan Prancer – makes an appearance. And they milk it as much as possible. As soon as the second half comes, the comedy starts to decline. It’s not like it’s not there at all, it just doesn’t have what it takes for me to say: “well done”.
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This is definitely not a family comedy for kids! I wouldn't be surprised if they were handing out barf bags in cinemas, because some of the scenes really kick the gag reflex solidly, to the point where I'm surprised at such a positive general reception. As a horror connoisseur, I'm hardened and used to this sort of thing, so I laughed out loud at the comedy, though the scenes like the cannibal cow devouring the entrails of another cow, the attractive babe being hit by a truck or the bath in shit and corpses will rather gives viewers pause and send a thousand WTF signals to the brain. I liked the cameos of Keegan-Michael Key, Chevy Chase, Michael Peña, Norman Reedus and the great Chris Hemsworth, who enjoys his seductive role here to the fullest. Vacation undoubtedly has a rough, filthy, disgusting and even morbid style of humour and I had a great time. Not for everyone! 80%
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No, this comedy didn't completely win me over, but I have to say that considering American comedies are mostly dumb, this one actually has some genuinely funny moments. There's plenty of cringeworthy stuff here, but the bullying of the older brother is just perfect. Chevy Chase is tragic, which is a shame, but otherwise I had a lot of fun.
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