Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis
Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber
Its a comedic journey audiences have taken many times before but Were The Millers keeps its thin premise intact thanks to a flurry of lewd, crude jokes and some genuine chemistry amongst the cast.
Small-time pot dealer David Burke (Jason Sudeikis) is robbed of his stash and cash, leaving him in debt to his supplier Brad, a gleefully manic Ed Helms. Brad tells David he can make amends by picking up his latest shipment from Mexico. David must now convince his stripper neighbour (Jennifer Aniston), wannabe customer/loner (Will Poulter) and street-smart teen (Emma Roberts) they can pose as the quintessential American family travelling down south for a fun-filled RV vacation.
Wacky setup aside, the road trip comedy doesnt always hit the mark but offers enough snappy writing and shock value gags to keep the pace moving. There is no denying the energy on display: Sudeikis and Aniston trade jabs at breakneck speeds while Roberts and Poulter fill their polar opposite roles nicely. However, not everything about Were The Millers works; Anistons stripper role is undeniably sexy but degrading, especially in one key scene near the end of the film, and the movie plays fast and loose when it comes to political correctness, gender roles and US border security.
The movies runtime could have been 10 minutes shorter and the inevitable blooper reel over the closing credits attempts to mine for some last-minute laughs but its full of enough unbridled hilarity to satisfy fans of the raunchy comedy genre.
