The Great Outdoors
850
Comedy
Big-hearted Chicago family man Chet has brought his family to a lakeside resort area, and although his wife and kids aren't quite as excited as he is, Chet has high hopes for the vacation. However, his optimism is sabotaged when his obnoxious brother-in-law Roman drops in unexpectedly, along with his snooty, strange family. Chet and his family try to stay open-minded, but they find it difficult to relax and enjoy themselves because of ... [+]
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"Entertaining family movie for rainy nights and Christmas holidays." | ||||
"Even for John Hughes, who writes movies in less time than most people write postcards, 'The Great Outdoors' seems unusually slapdash" | ||||
"Though the film never becomes actively unfunny, neither does it do much more than tread water. The raccoons have a better time than the audience will" | ||||
"'The Great Outdoors' is about as much fun as ants at a picnic for anyone over the age of 10" | ||||
"Scripted by the extraordinarily prolific John Hughes, directed by Howard Deutch, and starring John Candy and Dan Aykroyd, this disappointing comedy should have been much funnier" |
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