
Variety
Man versus technology has been one of the staples of screen comedy since the earliest silent days, and Hughes makes the most of the format here.
Full reviewNeal Page (Steve Martin, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) is trying to get home for Thanksgiving. When a blizzard and a series of unfortunate events land him with the obnoxious Del Griffith (John Candy, Uncle Buck) as a travelling companion, things go from bad to worse.
Man versus technology has been one of the staples of screen comedy since the earliest silent days, and Hughes makes the most of the format here.
Full reviewToo often, the audience has as much reason as Del and Neal do to wonder where, if anywhere, they are going.
Full reviewThe movies that last, the ones we return to, don't always have lofty themes or Byzantine complexities. Sometimes they last because they are arrows straight to the heart.
Full reviewA warm, mature offering from Hughes, with Martin's restraint a perfect counterpoint to Candy's enormous (and enormously amusing) fooling around.
Full reviewPlanes, Trains and Automobiles is available to stream in Australia now on Stan and Google Play and Apple TV and Prime Video Store.
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