Review of Summer Rental (1985) by Chelsea S — 01 Sep 2016

I loved the movie! It is funny and good for the whole family. Reminds me of some of my crazy summer vacations. ;).

This review of Summer Rental (1985) was written by Chelsea S on 01 Sep 2016.

Summer Rental has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Lucas M (648) on 26 Dec 2016

Not the greatest, but serviceable John Candy entry with a few good laughs and message about family…

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By Adam R (2,773) on 29 Apr 2015

Not as good as National Lampoon's Vacation or The Great Outdoors when it comes to summer vacation movies, but it had some entertaining moments…

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 30 Dec 2010

I had not seen this John Candy movie previously. It was pretty decent…

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By Lisa J (606) on 22 Apr 2013

It started off as a good, funny 80's movie, and then the last half turned into a movie about a boat race. It seemed like two different movies…

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By Elmer P (20) on 27 Oct 2012

Definitely not John Candy's best but still enjoyable film even though it's pretty predictable…

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By Paul M (2,133) on 12 Mar 2010

Cheesy works if it's the 80's and John Candy is involved…

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By Jarrin R (161) on 05 Aug 2017

This is a great family movie, John Candy is funny as always. This story is a bit predictable, but has a great family message…

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By Kyle M (2,387) on 03 Jul 2014

Light hearted fun starring the late great John Candy.Rip Torn is the balls and Richard Crenna is a right mong as the bad guy…

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By Michael M (3,845) on 14 Sep 2016

Great movie and very funny but alittle boring at the end…

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