release year: 1997
genre: comedy
viewing setting: home laserdisc, 7/11/97
what I expected: more zaniness in the style of the first Vacation movie
what I got: evidence that this series has just about been milked dry
synopsis: The ultimate family-man dork, Clark Griswold, is taking his family on another vacation...this time to Vegas.
impressions: This had some funny moments (particularly Rusty's alter-ego, Mr. Papagiorgio) but suffered from the presence of people like Randy Quaid.
acting: Chevy Chase tries, but there's only so much he can do with this role after three previous movies. Ditto for Beverly D'Angelo. I don't care for Wayne Newton, so I won't mention his role.
final word: Watchable, but probably not more than once.
rating: C-