I usually don't write reviews for movies here on IMDb, but I feel like it's my civic duty to warn people against watching these abomination of cinema. Johnson Family Vacation wastes the talents of a semi-decent cast including Cedric The Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Lil' Bow Wow (Shad Moss), Solange Knowles (Beyoncé's less famous sister who beat up Jay-Z in an elevator over his infidelity), Steve Harvey, and many more talented performers struggling with this terrible script and plot.
The plot is a simple road trip story of a family man trying to take his wife and kids across the country to their family reunion. It had a lot of potential for laughs much like National Lampoon's Vacation or any of the numerous knockoffs. The Johnsons run into all sorts of wacky problems along the way including the beautiful hitchhiker played by Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie), car trouble, and many other waster opportunities. It feels like the equally bad movie "Are We There Yet" copied this movie a year later. If you enjoyed that you will probably love Johnson Family Vacation. If you have any sense of humor and aren't a huge Cedric The Entertainer fan then avoid this bomb like the Ebola virus. Even The Cleaner starring Cedric The Entertainer is more enjoyable than this dud.
Review of Johnson Family Vacation
