Vegas Vacation
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
20
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
3
Negative:
7
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50
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
The Griswolds, headed by Chevy Chase, are taking what could be one of their last family vacations. Read full review
40
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Series regulars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid (who joined for "Christmas Vacation") are all back for more, and thank God for Quaid, who injects a few bracing shots of mangy humor into what is otherwise a lukewarm brew. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleRussell Smith
If you enjoy an occasional taste of mental junk food, you might find Las Vegas Vacation worthy of a springtime dollar-cinema visit. Otherwise, hold out another decade for sexagenarian Chevy in Palm Springs Vacation. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Chase, like his Vacation movies, are things of the past. This is a series that should have died with the '80s. Instead, inexplicably, it has limped on into the '90s. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Chase is a veritable black-hole of mirthlessness who sucks every ounce of fun out what might otherwise be a fairly diverting comedy. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Why, if Chase is such a funny guy, does he make such unfunny movies? Read full review
20
Washington PostBruce Walker
After a somewhat promising opening, the movie falls flat. Read full review
10
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
Throughout this lame film, directed by Stephen Kessler and written by Elisa Bell, situations are developed -- complicated directions to a hotel room, Clark clinging to the face of Hoover Dam, Ellen the object of Mr. Newton's seductive charm -- and left to wither without a payoff. Read full review
0
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The Griswalds drive to Las Vegas "because half the fun is getting there," but the fun never begins in this disappointing sequel to the Vacation slapstick comedies. Read full review
0
Los Angeles TimesJack Mathews
There is nothing more memorable about Vegas Vacation than the flatness of the writing in Elisa Bell's script and the uninspired direction of first-timer Stephen Kessler. Read full review
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