The Great Outdoors

Universal Pictures | Release Date: June 17, 1988

7.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Ratings

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SpitbotJun 8, 2018

"The Great Outdoors" is completely bog-standard, and more or less what you'd expect, which isn't to say it's very good. The humor is all low-brow, which isn't always a bad thing, but with no elegance, charm, or nuance, the movie seems lost"The Great Outdoors" is completely bog-standard, and more or less what you'd expect, which isn't to say it's very good. The humor is all low-brow, which isn't always a bad thing, but with no elegance, charm, or nuance, the movie seems lost and rarely warrants a chuckle. Most scenes around the middle of the film feel completely unnecessary and are loosely strung together by as little plot as you can get away with. Think back to any Adam Sandler movie from the past decade or so and you'll catch my drift.

If you're here for a heart-warming family drama, be advised that almost every character is either one-dimensional or entirely unlikable, and most of them don't get any development until the last twenty minutes of the film. Until then, it mostly consists of John Candy yelling and falling down while the supporting cast makes fun of hot dogs.

Overall, definitely not my cup of tea. It felt just like that Christmas Vacation sequel where Eddie runs up and down the beach for an hour.… Expand

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