College Road Trip
In theaters 3.07.08
Run Time: 92 min
Leslie's rating - 3 out of 5
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Review by Leslie Hurst for The Mungles on
Movies
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rights reserved. Used by permission.
Being a recent college graduate, I can safely
say that I'm glad it's over. However, I look
back with a bit of regret that I didn't do
all the college-y stuff most students do. I
didn't stay in a dorm, didn't pledge at a
sorority, and didn't go out of state. Heck,
I didn't even leave my parents' house.
Watching College Road Trip made me appreciate
what I have gone through and my parents'
support over the past eight years. (Lots of
people go to college for eight years!)
Raven-Symone plays over-achieving student
named Melanie Porter who is looking forward
to a road trip with friends to look at
colleges. Martin Lawrence is her
over-protective father and the police chief
of their small town. In an effort to keep
his daughter safe and at a college close to
home, the father decides to escort his
daughter on her trip.
I've always enjoyed Raven-Symone. She brings
a light and energy that makes her enjoyable
to watch. Martin Lawrence is funny, but it
only when he finally gets serious, that you
start to identify with where he's coming
from. The story is a predictable formula
that you've seen in a hundred road trip
family movies. From the destruction of the
vehicle to the ultra-annoying super happy
father daughter duo, one half of which is
Donny Osmond.
Normally, I love Donny Osmond, but his
appearance was really over the top and filled
with campy show tunes sung with his
character's daughter. Albert the pig stole
the show and added to the crazy antics that
riddle the Porter's road trip.
There wasn't anything about this movie that
really stood out. It was enjoyable to watch,
and it helped this college grad appreciate
her parents a little more. College Road Trip
is rated G, so you can bring the whole family
out for this one. I give this film 3 out of
5 caffeinated piglets.
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Leslie Hurst is a graduate from Dallas Baptist
University. She dreams of moving to London, working
for a record label, and one day owning a recording
studio. She's a sci-fi geek with a penchant for movie
trivia. Her favorite TV show is Doctor Who. She has
two beagles named Cocoa and Sugar. This karaoke
superstar has a music blog.
