This film probably won't be enjoyed much unless you're a baby boomer. It's not hilarious, but is gently humorous, and brings back memories of what it was like in the 50s, and early 60s, before so many of the great cultural changes of the late 60s. A lot like "Father of the bride", but not as much. For one thing it reminds me of family vacations that we went on every summer, that I wasn't able to take my own family on in the 80s and 90s. Whoever had time off from work at the same time that you had enough money to actually go and do anything? A big regret, those family vacations are some of the most treasured memories of my childhood. Also, I first saw this film in a local theater. My family usually only went to 1 movie a year, to celebrate my mothers' birthday. Usually it was a Disney film. I'm sure my parents thought this was a family friendly film. I'm sure they were a little surprised when this movie had 1 "Damn, 1 Hell, 1 Oh God!, and 1 "Sun on the beach". My mother had been scandalized by Rhett Butlers' "I don't give a damn". But those words didn't register with me back then, and I was a little too young to get the adult humor of the story. But now I enjoy seeing this film every once in a while, just to be reminded of the way things used to be.
Review of Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
