Review of Vacationland (2006) by Tim N — 11 Oct 2009

Amateurish effort; parts of the story are interesting; too many "gay cliches"; OK script; some bad actors.

This review of Vacationland (2006) was written by Tim N on 11 Oct 2009.

Vacationland has generally received negative reviews.

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