Vacation

Hoping to bond with his family and recreate a childhood vacation, Rusty Griswold surprises his wife and two sons with a cross-country road trip to America's favorite family theme park, Walley World. However, the journey quickly goes awry as a series of mishaps and disasters plague the Griswold family, testing their patience and their relationships along the way.

Vacation received a mixed to negative reception from critics, who often found its humor hit-or-miss and felt it failed to capture the spirit of the original films. Audience reception was slightly more favorable, with some appreciating the nostalgic callbacks and the new Griswold family dynamics.

• The film struggles with an identity crisis, trying to be both a reboot and a continuation.

• Humor is often crude and relies heavily on gross-out gags rather than clever wit.

• While some performances are praised, they can't salvage a weak script.

Google audience: Google users were divided, with many finding the film to be a disappointing continuation of a beloved franchise. Some appreciated the attempt at modernizing the Griswold humor, but a significant portion felt the jokes were uninspired and the plot lacked the charm of the earlier movies.

The film was originally conceived as a direct sequel to 'National Lampoon's Vacation' (1983) and 'National Lampoon's European Vacation' (1985), but was later retooled to feature a new generation of the Griswold family.