Review of Vegas Vacation (1997) by Eric — 02 Jan 2009

I loved National Lampoon's Vacation and Christmas Vacation, but not the Vegas one so much.

This review of Vegas Vacation (1997) was written by Eric on 02 Jan 2009.

Vegas Vacation has generally received mixed reviews.

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