RV
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
- family
- comedy
- adventure
The story
Climbing aboard their mammoth recreational vehicle for a cross-country road trip to the Colorado Rockies, the Munro family – led by dysfunctional patriarch, Bob – prepares for the adventure of a lifetime. But spending two weeks together in one seriously small space has a way of cramping their style.
What it’s like
Bright, saturated daylight over open highways and sun-washed campgrounds, with wide establishing shots of the Rockies that give the road a sense of scale and freedom. Sonnenfeld's camera stays fairly conventional and busy, cutting quickly between physical gags and reaction shots inside the cramped motorhome, where the cabinetry and tight corridors become a running joke. The palette is warm and cheerful, the sound a bouncy, easygoing family-comedy score with plenty of big comic cues and bright pop-leaning needle drops. The vibe is breezy, silly and good-natured: a lightly chaotic summer-holiday comedy to put on for a lazy weekend afternoon, a family movie night, or a long-haul trip where nobody wants to think hard. Pacing is brisk and episodic, built around escalating mishaps, and the emotional register stays warm and forgiving. The central arc follows a distracted, workaholic father slowly rediscovering his family and their patience with one another. Its comedy is slapstick-driven, with a car crash, RV breakdowns, and pratfalls that are loud and physical but never truly dark; violence is mild and cartoonish, with no gore and little real menace, and no sexual content. It suits families with children, and anyone who wants a gentle, goofy road-trip comedy with a soft heart.
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