This movie was actually lame. It wasn't as funny as I had hoped. Dutch is awesome, but the kid is the most whiny, annoying, self-centerd brat I have ever seen in a movie or in real life. Yes I understand it's a character arc but he is unbearable and his rudeness is not funny, it's annoying. Yes there are funny moments but the film as a whole was bad. So not worth a watch.

Kind of unpleasant, for such a film.

This movie was actually lame. It wasn't as funny as I had hoped. Dutch is awesome, but the kid is the most whiny, annoying, self-centerd brat I have ever seen in a movie or in real life. Yes I understand it's a character arc but he is unbearable and his rudeness is not funny, it's annoying. Yes there are funny moments but the film as a whole was bad. So not worth a watch.

Was part of what is likely to be the last audience to ever view this film in 35mm for Thanksgiving at the Drafthouse. The print looked brand new, likely because nobody ever books it. I last saw the film on vhs when I was in high school and I didn't really remember anything about it. Great fun, even though I'm beginning to realize John Hughes had the same third act in every picture he wrote.

John Hughes script, the guy from Modern Family who i used to hate in Married with Children but now sort of like, should have been pretty decent. Alas no.

One of my favorite Christmas road trip movies. Really underrated.