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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorThe Griswolds, headed by Chevy Chase, are taking what could be one of their last family vacations.
- 40VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthySeries regulars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid (who joined for "Christmas Vacation") are all back for more, and thank God for Quaid, who injects a few bracing shots of mangy humor into what is otherwise a lukewarm brew.
- 40Austin ChronicleRussell SmithAustin ChronicleRussell SmithIf you enjoy an occasional taste of mental junk food, you might find Las Vegas Vacation worthy of a springtime dollar-cinema visit. Otherwise, hold out another decade for sexagenarian Chevy in Palm Springs Vacation.
- 38ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliChase, like his Vacation movies, are things of the past. This is a series that should have died with the '80s. Instead, inexplicably, it has limped on into the '90s.
- 30TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxChase is a veritable black-hole of mirthlessness who sucks every ounce of fun out what might otherwise be a fairly diverting comedy.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleWhy, if Chase is such a funny guy, does he make such unfunny movies?
- After a somewhat promising opening, the movie falls flat.
- 10The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThroughout this lame film, directed by Stephen Kessler and written by Elisa Bell, situations are developed -- complicated directions to a hotel room, Clark clinging to the face of Hoover Dam, Ellen the object of Mr. Newton's seductive charm -- and left to wither without a payoff.
- 0Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe Griswalds drive to Las Vegas "because half the fun is getting there," but the fun never begins in this disappointing sequel to the Vacation slapstick comedies.
- There is nothing more memorable about Vegas Vacation than the flatness of the writing in Elisa Bell's script and the uninspired direction of first-timer Stephen Kessler.