Review of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) by Michael Wilmington for Los Angeles Times — 22 Sep 1995
Chevy Chase has not been on a roll lately, and to say that in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation he's funnier than in his last six movies combined may sound like high praise, until you remember those six movies.
"Caddyshack II" alone almost throws them into the "minus" laugh range. But here, he does what he does best: flat-out slapstick and subversive tear-downs of his own smooth image. This sweet, goofball, manic middle-class daddy brings out his sharpest reflexes and he gets good support from D'Angelo, the bulging-eyed slob-in-excelsis Quaid, and from Questel and Hickey as his dottiest relations.
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This review of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) was written by Michael Wilmington and published by Los Angeles Times on 22 Sep 1995.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation has generally received positive reviews.
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