Banker Roger Hobbs wants to spend his vacation alone with his wife, Peggy, but she insists on a family vacation at a California beach house that turns out to be ugly and broken down. Daughter Katey, embarrassed by her braces, refuses to go to the beach, as does TV-addicted son Danny. When the family is joined by Hobbs' two unhappily married daughters and their husbands, he must help everyone with their problems to get some peace.
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Since there are no recognizable humans in it, Mr. Hobbs is really strictly for the bird watchers.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
7 Jun 2011
rotten:
Maybe this isn't 60s family entertainment at its absolute worst, but it's still pretty awful.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Some of the incidents are funny, some are so-so, some are flat. And, of course, in the end, it is concluded that for all this, the family is still strong.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
A wholesome family comedy with Stewart and O'Hara as a couple whose quiet vacation becomes a noisy free-for-all for the kids.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
This is a fun picture, although it misfires, chiefly in the situation development department.