What We Did on Our Holiday

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Bright, lively and funny.

Variety by Charles Gant

Re-creating the show’s winning formula of three amiably precocious young children trading smarts with fondly exasperated parents, the pic swings for a much more eventful story arc, with mixed results.

Slant Magazine by Chris Cabin

The underlying, redundant, and underwhelming theme of the film is the pursuit of family unity at all costs.

The Hollywood Reporter by Leslie Felperin

What We Did On Our Holiday could be used as a textbook example of how to ruin a movie with a bad third act.

The A.V. Club by Mike D'Angelo

What We Did On Our Holiday sets up a sturdy comic scenario and then proceeds to head in another direction altogether—one that’s nearly impossible to anticipate, making the film much more of a goofy delight than would have seemed likely at the outset.

Empire by Olly Richards

Despite a second act lull, Connolly convinces in this cute and charming comedy.

The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw

It’s impossible not to enjoy this big-hearted and sweet-natured British family movie.

Village Voice by Sherilyn Connelly

Jones and Connolly have terrific chemistry, particularly as Lottie works through the fact that adults encourage dishonesty and lying when it suits their own needs, and that secrets are more pervasive than openness.

The Telegraph by Tim Robey

There’s a good trickle of laughs running through this, and an observation of British familydom that’s just on the credible side of cringeworthy.

Time Out London by Trevor Johnston

For a while the film broaches genuinely unexpected comedic and emotional territory, and while matters eventually return to the safe haven of pat formula, at least there’s been some vim and vigour added to the amiable observational humour and likeable performances.