With 2011’s Fast Five, the Fast & Furious franchise decided to head in a new direction, using fast cars to pull off thrilling, Ocean’s Eleven-style heists. The result was entertaining enough to make the thought of a sixth film almost bearable—but the follow-up takes a formula that worked and shifts it into overdrive.
Nothing tests a relationship quite like spending several days confined to the cramped quarters of a car while traveling across the country. Time and time again, Hollywood has tried to capture the highway hijinks of the cross country road trip—but few have done it quite as well as National Lampoon’s wacky family road trip extravaganza, Vacation.
Chevy Chase stars as Clark Griswold, a hard-working dad who’s eager to spend
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Movies with poker themes have become popular in recent years. Even James Bond has gotten in the game.
