'RV' gets laughs despite a few bumps in the road
by Eleanor Ringel Gillespie

In the '80s, while Chevy Chase kept busy the hapless dad in "National Lampoon's Vacation" and its sequels, Steve Martin and Robin Williams had better things and better films to do. But it's the new millennium, and neither one has had a prestige moneymaker this century. So it's time to go dumb. Hence Martin and his successful "Cheaper by the Dozen" duds. Now Williams takes his turn with "RV," about a dysfunctional family forced to live in tight quarters when dad rents a creaky RV and heads for a family vacation in Colorado. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
An overworked Bob Munro and his family are in desperate need of some quality time together. After promising to take them on a family vacation in Hawaii, Bob abruptly changes plans without telling them. Instead of a week in a tropical paradise, they're going on a road trip to Colorado in a recreational vehicle.

FILM FACTS ...
Sony Pictures
'RV'

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Starring: Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque, Josh Hutcherson, Jeff Daniels
Run time: 98 minutes
Release date: April 28, 2006
Rating: PG for crude humor, innuendo and language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C
"Depends on how much big-dumb-summer-movie fun you're in the mood for."

The Palm Beach Post: B+
"There is some funny stuff in RV, but it is mostly low-brow and predictable."


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