One of my all time favorites.

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

"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.

'Johnson Family Vacation' isn't your typical family-going-on-a-vacation type of movie.What it is on the other hand is an hour and a half comedy that didn't disappoint and actually had some laughs.It's really not a bad movie to watch.If you're looking for a clean and wholesome family movie, you'll probably be taking the wrong road if you show this movie to your kids.Expect everything from Cedric the Entertainer being partly nude to some brief sexual dialog and dancing.Teens and adults should be able to take the content and turn it into a fun movie that shouldn't be taken too seriously.So sit back and at least try to watch this movie and enjoy it for what it is.Just one question: Why on Earth would a hitchhiker name her pet alligator Twinkee?

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.

This movie would never hold a candle to the original. I think that this movie was OK, but the casting was HORRIBLE. Bow Wow should not be in movies, he should stick to Singing . . . and Ciara. Cedric and Vannessa did fine in this movie, but I could never believe that they were a real couple. The only thing I really liked about this movie was Solange Knowles. I wanted to see Beyonce or maybe even Jay Z in a movie, but this is the closest I could get. She had about five lines, and they all SUCKED. She gives a shorter performance of what Mariah Carey gave in GLITTER. I would love for her to be nominated for a RAZZIE Award . . . WORST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE!!!!!! Her album SUCKED!!!!!!!!