Review of Vacation (2015) by Julia L — 02 Oct 2015

I felt like this movie missed the essence of the original Vacation movies. The humor felt distasteful at times and the cast missed the mark for me.

This review of Vacation (2015) was written by Julia L on 02 Oct 2015.

Vacation has generally received mixed reviews.

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