Tag: Vacation Friends
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‘Vacation Friends 2’ Trailer: John Cena, Lil Rel Howery Go For Another Round Of Destination Getaway Comedy In August
In the summer of 2021, in the middle of the ongoing pandemic, 20th Century Studios found themselves with an unexpected hit on their hands: the raunchy comedy “Vacation Friends,” directed by Clay Tarver, starring Lil Rel Howery, John Cena, Yvonne Orji, and Meredith Hagner. Originally shot for a theatrical release, “Vacation Friends” was relegated to…
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Vacation Friends 2 Trailer: John Cena And Lil Rel Howery Reunite For Even More Comedy Chaos
2021 was unquestionably the Summer of Cena, as John Cena appeared in “Fast 9,” “The Suicide Squad,” and the truly delightful “Vacation Friends.” The latter was, in this writer’s opinion, the first comedy film since “Blockers” that truly knew how to play to Cena’s comedic strengths as a leading man, and pairing him alongside Lil…
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‘Vacation Friends’ Lands Sequel, ‘Honeymoon Friends,’ From 20th Century Studios
The “Vacation Friends” will be back for another wild and raunchy ride, as 20th Century Studios has set a sequel to the couples comedy starring John Cena, Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji and Meredith Hagner.“Vacation Friends,” which is now streaming on Hulu, followed Marcus (Howery) and Emily (Orji), a straight-laced couple who head to Mexico…
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‘Vacation Friends’ Review: Lightweight Comedy Earns Guffaws with Familiar Mix of Raunch and Sentiment
Just as it’s easy to imagine “The Hangover” being transformed, with relatively minor script tinkering, into a deadly serious film noir, one can envision an early draft of “Vacation Friends” serving as the blueprint for a paranoid thriller about vacationers who discover much too late that their new acquaintances are aggressively chummy for all the…