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Summer Rental (1985)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 8/06

8/06: Featuring John Candy's first major role, Summer Rental doesn't have what it takes to be a funny picture.

I don't understand why the filmmakers wasted so much time on the boat race. Maybe they should call it The Boat Race instead? Oddly, One Crazy Summer was made in 1986, but this is the original. The rest is flat with little promising material for John Candy to work with.

All in all, there exist great John Candy comedies, but Summer Rental isn't one of them.

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