College Road Trip
College Road Trip

College Road Trip

2008Movie83 minEnglish

When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father also decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow.

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IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes12%
Metacritic37/100
Google Users53%
Director: Roger KumbleGenres: Comedy, Family

Plot Summary

A high-achieving high school senior, Melanie "Mel" Porter, is determined to visit her dream college on her own terms. However, her overprotective father, Coach Porter, decides to surprise her by driving her there himself, turning the planned solo trip into an unexpected and chaotic adventure. Along the way, they encounter various misadventures and family bonding moments as they navigate the journey to her future.

Critical Reception

College Road Trip was met with generally negative reviews from critics, who found the humor predictable and the plot uninspired. While it performed moderately well at the box office, it was largely seen as a formulaic family comedy that relied heavily on the comedic talents of its lead actors.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies heavily on predictable gags and a tired fish-out-of-water premise.
  • Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symoné deliver adequate performances, but the script offers little support.
  • A by-the-numbers family comedy with minimal comedic invention.

Google audience: Audience reviews indicate a mixed reception, with some viewers enjoying the lighthearted humor and family-friendly themes, while others found the plot to be predictable and lacking originality. The chemistry between the leads was occasionally praised, but the overall consensus leans towards it being an average comedy.

Fun Fact

Raven-Symoné, who plays the daughter, was already a successful artist and actress before this film, having starred in "The Cosby Show" and her own Disney Channel series "That's So Raven."

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r96sk

A mundane watch. Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symoné stop <em>'College Road Trip'</em> from falling towards the bottom tier of Disney, but they are the only plus points in what is a very poor film. The quality of the comedy is awful, despit...