Rotten
This is a real mess, with out-of-focus shots and continuity lapses that suggest a production in chaos.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Johnson Family Vacation
Take the ride.
2004 · 1h 37m · PG-13
Comedy, Family
Directed by
Christopher Erskin
Overview
Nate Johnson, a Los Angeles man estranged from his wife and three children, decides to reconnect with his family by taking them with him on a road trip to Missouri for a big family reunion.
Director and cast
- Christopher Erskin Director
- Cedric the Entertainer as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
- Vanessa Williams as Dorothy Johnson
- Steve Harvey as Mack Johnson
- Shari Headley as Jacqueline
- Shad Moss as D.J. Johnson
- Gabby Soleil as Destiny Johnson
- Solange as Nikki Johnson
- Shannon Elizabeth as Chrishelle Rene Boudreau
- Kat Graham as Dancer
- Jason Momoa as Navarro
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
6%
Tomatometer
Rotten
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.
David Germain, Associated Press
Rotten
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.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Rotten
Big disappointment.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
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.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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