Friday, March 7, 2008

COLLEGE ROAD TRIP


Released- March 7, 2008
Reviewed- March 7, 2008
Rated- C-

Even with a college education, this one might throw you for a loop. First off, why in the name of all things scholastic is this movie called College Road Trip when it carries a 'G' rating and has more Disney-like antics than back-to-back episodes of That's So Raven? And really, what's with Martin Lawrence and Kym Whitley being a couple? Their marriage is about as believable as Martin allowing his own science lab-obsessed son and pet pig to run through the house like his character does here. But now that I'm thinking about it, the pesky porker may have been the best thing about the whole far-out romp. Don't get me wrong. The movie's lead, Raven-Symone, is her usually-cute, mature-beyond-her-years self. It's just that the material she's been asked to work with never had a chance of earning a passing grade.

Lawrence, who works the overprotective father role to decent results, wants his daughter to attend Northwestern University in neighboring Chicago. Like any independence-seeking teen, Raven (whose drivers license actually says 22 years old) would rather study law at Georgetown in Washington D.C. They ultimately visit both. Unfortunately for them, the road between the esteemed institutions is paved with a freak car accident, a runaway pig and a slumber party invasion from Martin. Trust me, it's ALL unfortunate for the viewer. Had this menially funny movie been more appropriately named, say, Middle School Musical, it may have all made better sense. -DW

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