
Roy and Candy and Lonnie Earl and Darlene are two married couples who thought they knew one another, until they decided to take their dream vacation together. Hitting the road in a brand-new SUV, they're having the time of their lives until something funny happens on the way to the monster truck show in Reno. Turns out Lonnie Earl has a thing for Candy, and when evidence of this starts to surface, things really start to heat up.... (Full plot summary below)
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Roy and Candy and Lonnie Earl and Darlene are two married couples who thought they knew one another, until they decided to take their dream vacation together. Hitting the road in a brand-new SUV, they're having the time of their lives until something funny happens on the way to the monster truck show in Reno. Turns out Lonnie Earl has a thing for Candy, and when evidence of this starts to surface, things really start to heat up.
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| Ebert & RoeperRichard RoeperI like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material, but they're treading water at best in this forgettable effort. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA redneck romantic comedy about marital infidelity, that is crude and unfunny. |
| L.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonDirector Jordan Brady achieves the remarkable feat of squandering a topnotch foursome of actors -- particularly Theron, a very game and able comedienne -- by shoving them into every clichéd white-trash situation imaginable. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsGlenn WhippPut it somewhere between Sling Blade and South of Heaven, West of Hell in the pantheon of Billy Bob's body of work. |
| TheMovieChicks.comCherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone4 friends, 2 couples, 2000 miles, and all the Pabst Blue Ribbon beer they can drink - it's the ultimate redneck road-trip. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerThis half-baked production sat on Miramax's shelf for a couple of years. It's no more done now than then, merely more stale. |
| Chicago TribuneMark CaroIts jokes aren't funny. Its sloppy direction comes courtesy of Jordan Brady, who made "The Third Wheel," another reportedly failed comedy gathering cobwebs at Miramax. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversThornton plays this low-ball farce with deceptive, masterful ease. Appreciate it. |
| Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesThe movie's "Beverly Hillbillies" humor had me laughing moderately, and by the end I wasn't even looking around to make sure no one noticed. |
| FilmsInReview.comVictoria AlexanderThis movie is about lying, cheating, but loving the friends you betray. |