note and i only saw approximately the last half of this movie and so feel free to take my review with whatever grain of salt you deem appropriate and that be say and see what i saw be more than enough to make me quite convince that a one star rating for this be enough . in short and it a dismal plot slaughter of the wonderful precursor ( nl christmas vacation ) with chevy chase and only it doesn not have chevy chase in it and and it take place in a generic tropical island and essentially with no connection to christmas at all . ol chevy probably do not want in because the plot be that devoid of actual fun and instead they get the screwy cousin eddie and who and again and be great in the original and but in this he be just over the top and and an extremely poor basis for any movie consider the plot and act . the attempt at humor be generic to a degree where even contemporary television comedy trump it and and consider that this be suppose to be comedy and i doubt i need to say more . this be not to be see for it quality and for it have none and but for it failing and again and how hollywood be spill it life blood of the past in the pursuit of a quick buck . i think i will watch the original before the upcoming christmas season just to try to regain my childhood innocence and from a lost time when motion picture be more than just high budget and but mindless and garbage .