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JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION is an all-ages comedy that breezily resolves family problems and offers some good clean fun along the way. Closely modeled after National Lampoon's VACATION films, star Cedric the Entertainer puts a modern slant on similar scenes and setups first introduced by comedian Chevy Chase. Both Steve Harvey and Cedric (who have collaborated on numerous projects including THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW and Spike Lee's THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY) have successfully revived an old-school, Richard Pryor/Gene Wilder kind of comedy here. There's an amusing prayer scene where Harvey and Cedric try to outdo each other through the word of God. But mostly, this is Cedric's film and it shows in everything he does. Just easing himself into a too-hot hot tub is a winning stand up routine in itself. The story follows Nate Johnson (Cedric), your basic insurance nerd at odds with his teenage children DJ (rapper Bow Wow) and Nikki (Solange Knowles), and his estranged wife Dorothy (luminous Vanessa Williams). Nate's mission is to road trip from L.A. to the Johnson family reunion in Missouri with a goal to snag the coveted "Family of the Year" trophy and trump Nate's painfully competitive, loudmouth brother (Harvey). A few cases of mistaken identity, a few random opportunities for hilarity (such as a wrestling match with a pet alligator), and a couple of encounters with the law, and the family finally reaches the reunion where they pull together a cool song-and-dance routine and set their sights on the huge trophy.Read full review
My son had watched this movie a gazillion billion times!!
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This one of my favorite, favorite movies! It is the black version of Chevy Chase and his family going on vacation. Remember, National Lampoon's Vacation? I have all the Chevy Chase vacation movies including the Christmas one which is my favorite! Cederic the Entertainer is great in several of the characters he plays! You will enjoy yourself at family reunion and "dance with wolves"! LOL! I watch it over and over especially when I need to laugh! I don't buy bootlegged copies of movies at all! I prefer to buy a previously viewed DVD that is the original copy when I can't afford to buy a brand new DVD. Once again I found a good and honest seller that sold me a previously viewed original copy.
With Cedric the Entertainer you can never go wrong,. He is the best, And coupled with Steve Harvey this was a mash hit waiting to happen,.
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This is a funny movie. I enjoyed it immensely. Little Bow Wow's performance was hilarious. I did not know who he was...never heard of him. A younger generation had to explain who he was and what he did. Good for laughs!
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