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Christmas Vacation (1989) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Christmas Vacation (1989) a score of 2.9575 out of 4

based on (40) reviews

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Excellent

(11)

Very Good

(23)

Good

(4)

Fair

(2)

Poor

(0)

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Movie Eye (David Litton)

They've traveled across the country to a closed Wally World. They've flown to Europe, and almost didn't make it back as a whole family. Now, they're tackling the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, not to mention a hoard of bickering in-laws,...read the complete Christmas Vacation (1989) review at Movie Eye (David Litton)

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Movie Views (Ryan Cracknell)

Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) is the father everyone wants their best friend to have. He's a man of tradition who takes great pride in taking his family on the occasional vacation. First off, it was a cross-country road trip to Wally World in National...read the complete Christmas Vacation (1989) review at Movie Views (Ryan Cracknell)

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is the perhaps best of the Vacation sequels, and somehow, the one that feels the most different from the others, probably because it doesn’t actually involve the Griswold family actually traveling anywhere. It’...read the complete Christmas Vacation (1989) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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BBC Films (Ali Barclay)

Christmas time and the Griswold family are preparing for all manner of festive celebration. Inevitably Clark, Ellen, and their two children encounter any number of seasonal problems, including temperamental Christmas lights, a larger than life tree, and...read the complete Christmas Vacation (1989) review at BBC Films (Ali Barclay)