Directed and Written by : John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein
Starring : Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins,
Release Date : July 29, 2015
There's a lot about "Vacation" that's kinda stupid, but at least it was actually pretty amusing and funny for the most part. I would say that I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed myself watching this movie. In particular, a lot of the jokes revolving the car was fun, and the whole running gag about the younger brother Kevin bullying his older brother James was very entertaining.
The story does go through several scene after scene of broad comedy, that's bordering on just being crude and offensive, as well as outrageously absurd. Considering that this is a road trip movie, that kind of comedy actually works well here. It's like getting a different comedic skit whenever the characters are in a different State. It also was never tiring for me to see how much more of a disaster this family's vacation can get.
Part of the charm of this movie is this Griswold Family itself. Led by Ed Helms who is really good at playing that somewhat clueless underdog kinda guy, his level headed but still a go getter wife played by Christina Applegate, and their two sons played by Skyler Gisondo and Steele Stebbins who take their sibling rivalry to a different kind of destructive level.
The sense of humor of "Vacation" is mostly on the embarrassing and awkward comedy, as well as several cheap laughs. That's not the kind of comedy that works for everybody. Thankfully it did for me. I had fun watching this, and that's all I really needed from it.
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