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To me, this movie is perfection.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

"Johnson Family Vacation" could have been so much more than what it turned out to be, especially because it had a lot of potential, and all opportunities were right there. But director Christopher Erskin just failed to utilize the potential of the movie and the acting talents to the fullest.The story in this 2004 comedy is about the Johnson family traveling cross country in order to get to a grand family reunion. But the family is met with one obstacle after another along the way, and things get more and more out of hand.There were a lot of situations which in the movie which could have been so much better with more comedy elements added. Now, don't get me wrong, I am not saying that it is a boring movie or anything. It is adequate for what it was, just a shame that it wasn't fully utilized. For instance, the hot tub scene was one situation which could have proved to be hilarious, but its potential was just briefly skimmed and it ended up as a somewhat flat scene.And even more odd was it that with a cast list that included Cedric the Entertainer and Vanessa Williams, Christopher B. Duncan and Steve Harvey that they didn't get more out of the movie. I guess that the talents were perhaps inhibited by the script and the director.For a family vacation movie, then "Johnson Family Vacation" pales in comparison to the "National Lampoon Vacation" movies - you know, the ones with Chevy Chase.All in all, then "Johnson Family Vacation" is an adequate comedy movie and can easily be watched if you are looking for something somewhat funny and that requires absolutely no brain activity.

A dysfunctional family goes on a vacation on the road, this resulting in a nightmare trip. The way you can make a movie like this is meshing all the clichéd jokes you've heard of in you entire lifetime, adding some building up jokes with no punch line and a storyline that is everything but original. Everything in this movie is terrible. First, you can't relate or identify with the characters. There's hardly any coherence with them. The ex-wife hates her ex-husband, and while he's trying to win her back, she pulls a juvenile prank on him (taking his bathing suit away and leaving him in the hot tub), and when she later sees his room and the pseudo-romantic atmosphere, she's touched. WHAT THE HELL. The little girl, a sad rip-off of Kady, from My Wife & Kids, was so annoying, I couldn't figure out why the father loved her so much. Lil Bow Wow is such a lousy actor, he couldn't play a teenager (which he is in reality). The whole acting sucked. It was extensively dramatic most of the parts, and when there was supposed to be funny stuff, they just don't do anything to emphasize the comedy (like there was any). None of the jokes were funny at all. The ones that can steal a chuckle are those you heard a thousand times before. The producers probably were in conflict with the writers and ended up filming jokes that weren't supposed to be in. The story was completely pointless, and nothing made sense. Why would somebody light a flare inside a hotel room? I was hoping that this would result in something like burning down the hotel, just like in Gone Fishin', but actually, nothing happens. If a weird girl carpools with you and makes a semi-satanic prayer to say grace, any God fearing Christian family would ditch her at the restaurant and drive away, but in the movie, they drag her along everywhere they go. If you see that the old Indian camp you used to go as a kid is turned into a casino, why would you give money to someone to see "real Indians", when there's obviously no Indians around at all? Why would you listen to eight tracks if you already have CD's with your favorite music? I knew it wasn't going to be a masterpiece after seeing the DVD label, but it still surprised me, after seeing Cedric the Entertainer could be so bad. the whole work was disgustingly not funny, and I have the feeling the writers stole a copy of the script for National Lampoon's Vacation and changed the characters from white to black. Not even Cedric's "witty" remarks made me crack up (except for "you need a condom to hear that music"). The whole film reminded of another one I loathed after watching glimpses of it on a bus trip to Mexico City: RV (sadly, the same exact movie, but with Robin Williams and without the little girl). I have a field day with bad movies, and this one is just another one for my list. However, I enjoy trashing them, NOT WATCHING THEM. This is supposed to be a family comedy. Trust me, you'll do your family a favor by not playing this in your home.

The movie would have been good except: Little Bow Wow, Bow Bow, or Big Bow Wow, whatever you want to call him, was not funny. Nor was the girl who played his sibling, nor was Vannessa Williams, and nor was Steve Harvey. Cedric the Entertainer was the only beacon of light in this failed attempt at a family comedy. The situation just didn't make for a very good comedy, especially when this scenario has already been done so well by Chevy Chase and others. The road trip/family vacation gone wrong is a very played out story. This was not the right platform for an original or successful comedy, and it was not the right platform for Cedric the Entertainer to be as his name indicates: entertaining. It was somewhat humorous and it was bearable, it is more of a "nothing else is on" type movie.

Johnson Family Vacation IS the WORST family comedy I have ever seen. It is barely even funny. The characters, or should I say caricatures, are so annoying, you just feel like reaching out and giving each a tight slap. The classic family road trip premise is completely squandered with poor execution of jokes, poor comedic timing and the list goes on. Clichéd comedic setups are so poorly executed, you just can help but roll your eyes in disbelief. Cedric the Entertainer may be a good comedian but it just does not show in this movie. The beautiful Venessa Williams is completely wasted. In short, don't waste your time with this derivative, bland and totally un-funny pile of junk. 2 out of 10.