¡Vaya vacaciones!

¡Vaya vacaciones! (lit. 'What a vacation!', previously known under the working title No haberlos tenido, lit. 'Not having had them') is a 2023 Spanish comedy film directed by Víctor García León from a screenplay by Manuel Burque and Josep Gatell. It features Toni Acosta, Ernesto Sevilla, Tito Valverde, Gracia Olayo, and Ramón Barea.

¡Vaya vacaciones!
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Directed byVíctor García León
Screenplay by
Starring
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Distributed byUniversal Pictures International Spain
Release date
  • 21 April 2023 (2023-04-21)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box office€4.8 million[1]

Plot

Upon being forcefully tasked with babysitting their grandchildren Carla, Guille and Ali (thus ruining their planned holiday trip) while the latter's parents deceptively claim to be working, José and Manuela rebel, hatching a plan to psychologically torture their grandchildren, so the latter can plead to be "rescued".[2][3]

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Manuel Burque and Josep Gatell.[5] The film was produced by Telecinco Cinema, Quexito Films, Aliwood, and Creced y Multiplicaos AIE, with the participation of Mediaset España, Movistar Plus+, and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group.[4] Filming began on 8 August 2021, in locations of the provinces of Valencia and Alicante.[6]

Release

Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain,[4] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 21 April 2023.

Reception

Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting a Goya Award-worthy [performance by] Tito Valverde as the best thing about it.[7]

Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, deeming its brand of humor somewhat of an improved version of the template of Santiago Segura's mainstream comedies, and overall "a decent little adventure in which one can recognize something more than the routine of filming a commissioned script".[8]

Javier Escribano of HobbyConsolas rated the film with 65 points ('acceptable') deeming it to be "entertaining and balanced for children and adults, although not very original".[2]

See also

References
  1. "Acumulado cine español 2023" (PDF). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. Escribano, Javier (20 April 2023). "Crítica de ¡Vaya vacaciones!, comedia española familiar con los abuelos del año". HobbyConsolas.
  3. Pérez, Sergio (19 April 2023). "Tito Valverde cuenta por qué Gracia Olayo le enseñó las tetas nada más conocerse en '¡Vaya vacaciones!'". Libertad Digital.
  4. Martín, Anna (18 April 2023). "Avance exclusivo de '¡Vaya vacaciones!', en cines el próximo 21 de abril". Mundo Deportivo.
  5. "'20.000 abejas' de Estíbaliz Urresola y 'Vaya vacaciones', entre los estrenos de la semana". La Opinión de Murcia. Prensa Ibérica. 20 April 2023.
  6. "Acaba el rodaje de "No haberlos tenido", otra comedia de Víctor García León". La Vanguardia. 30 September 2021.
  7. Pando, Juan (20 April 2023). "Crítica de ¡Vaya vacaciones!, comedia española para el gran público". Fotogramas.
  8. Lombardo, Manuel J. (22 April 2023). "Fórmula Segura (mejorada)". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
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