Johnson Family Vacation (2004)

Johnson Family Vacation Official Movie Site

Kino

Love the Hard Way

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Love the Hard Way." Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna star in this drama about a thief who falls for a curious, beautiful young woman. As their intimacy grows, a slick cop (Pam Greer) is closing in.

CinemaSource

Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Apr 7, 2004

Running Time: 97 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Cedric The Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Solange Knowles, Shad Gregory "Bow Wow" Moss, Gabby Soleil, Shannon Elizabeth, Steve Harvey, Aloma Wright, Shari Headley, Jennifer Nicole Freeman

director: Christopher Erskin

Johnson Family Vacation

Even A.A.A. can't help the Johnson family on this roadtrip for Nate Johnson and his family who embark on a cross-country trek to their annual family reunion/grudge match. Reluctantly along for the ride are Nate's wife, who's only in it for the kids; their rapper-wannabe son; their teenage daughter, who's fashioned herself as the next Lolita; and their youngest, whose has an imaginary dog that Nate just can't seem to keep track of, no matter how he tries. Can the Johnsons survive each other and all the obstacles that the road throws at them, to make it to Caruthersville, Missouri? Can they even find Missouri?

Nate Johnson (Cedric the Entertainer), an insurance agent, thinks it would be a great idea to take his estranged wife and three children to his family reunion in Missouri by car from California. Nate's motives are sincere enough: He is separated from his wife, Dorothy (Vanessa Williams), who has custody of teenagers Nikki (Solange Knowles), DJ (Bow Wow) and Destiny (Gabby Soleil), and hopes the road trip will help them bond as a family and, with any luck, re-ignite that loving feeling with the…