When enemies from his past track him down, former elite government assassin Dan packs his wife, teen daughter, teen son, and 10-month-old baby into their minivan and takes off on an impromptu cross-country road trip to Las Vegas.
Going into this, I was expecting a very lame action comedy family movie that I would have to watch in multiple sittings. However, I was quite surprised, and pleased, that that wasn't the case. Now don't get me wrong, the movie's idea is not new and you'll feel like you've watched this multiple times before but I'm actually a fan of the genre and enjoy those types of movies.
To start off, the movie wasn't totally lame. The jokes and the comedic scenarios were pretty decent. The action scenes, and although they weren't many, were quite entertaining and engaging as I feel like they were placed and the right timing. Now the story is basically a combination between an action comedy movie and a family roadtrip movie which was unique and not so unique at the same time. You will see that family bonding and character development that you see in those types of movies but with a little spice to it. Also, the ending and the events leading to the ending were a bit cheesy and predictable.
The whole cast and especially the members of the family had really good performances but Michelle Monaghan really stands out to me.
Overall, a pretty fun movie for people who aren't looking for anything too serious to watch.
Score:7/10.
Going into this, I was expecting a very lame action comedy family movie that I would have to watch in multiple sittings. However, I was quite surprised, and pleased, that that wasn't the case. Now don't get me wrong, the movie's idea is not new and you'll feel like you've watched this multiple times before but I'm actually a fan of the genre and enjoy those types of movies.
To start off, the movie wasn't totally lame. The jokes and the comedic scenarios were pretty decent. The action scenes, and although they weren't many, were quite entertaining and engaging as I feel like they were placed and the right timing. Now the story is basically a combination between an action comedy movie and a family roadtrip movie which was unique and not so unique at the same time. You will see that family bonding and character development that you see in those types of movies but with a little spice to it. Also, the ending and the events leading to the ending were a bit cheesy and predictable.
The whole cast and especially the members of the family had really good performances but Michelle Monaghan really stands out to me.
Overall, a pretty fun movie for people who aren't looking for anything too serious to watch.
Score:7/10.