We're the Millers (2013) Movie Review

WE'RE THE MILLERS (2013) MOVIE REVIEW 

It's amazing how easy it is to smuggle drugs across the border and back (and believe it or not, that is not sarcasm).

As veteran drug dealer David Clark (Jason Sudeikis) begins having major financial trouble, his boss, Brad Gurdlinger (Ed Helms) gives him a job worth $100,000 where all he has to do is acquire a "smidge" of marijuana from Mexico to America. In order to do this, David gets the idea to form a fake family to pose as an average American family so they do not draw attention. To pull this off, David acquires the help of a stripper named Rose (Jennifer Aniston), a runaway named Casey (Emma Roberts) and his neighbour named Kenny (Will Poulter). Now hating each other, the four of them must all keep their cool and attempt at working together to get what they want, money. The premise of this movie is an interesting one I have to say as it shows that it can sometimes be hard to be someone that your not. I also liked how the story touched on the fact that in order to do something, no matter the job, your always going to need friends (or in this case family) to aid you in your job. Overall, the story was actually interesting, though you won't realise this until you have actually given the movie thought. 

Still of Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Will Poulter
 and Jason Sudeikis aka The Millers

While the movie had problems, I must say I enjoyed We're the Millers wayyyyy more than I expected. I think this was because of the actual family as the four leads in the movie had great chemistry as each played off one another, especially Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston who both did amazing jobs in this movie. The chemistry between these two managed to triumph above the rest as it was kind of a relationship where they both secretly like each other as friends, though try and push that out by just hating one another. However, this fanastic chemistry somehow did not make the movie for me, it was actually the son played by Will Pouter. Throughout majority of the film, he just had this really confused look on his face like he didn't know where he was or what to do, which just made me laugh uncontrollably  It basically was a derpy face he had going throughout the entire movie. While the film was hilarious, there was one aspect that I feel could have been left out of the movie or shortened to an extent.

Still of Ed Helms 

As said before, I mentioned that there was one story arch that could have shortened, and that is the segment with another tourist family. While I thought they were funny, I feel that the movie dragged on a bit because of them as they have to stay with them in the same area for a full day, which made the movie at times a little boring. I would have preferred that if for one reason or another, the other family was forced to travel with them, which would have made the film not drag on for at long as it did. Another part of the movie that took me out of the movie was one plot hole of the film, where one character becomes incapacitated and they all have to stay with him while they are on a strict time limit. The plot hole here is that why didn't David simply tell the others to wait at the hospital while he dropped the drugs off, and then he could just come back for them. I dunno, it just took me out of the film for a second which I felt wasn't terrible, though was not a positive by any meaning of the word. 

Still of Jennifer Aniston 

Overall, We're the Millers was just a funny movie. It had funny characters, a good meaning and manages to showcase Jason Sudeikis in a lead role, which he manages to nail. The film was way better than I thought it would be and managed to surprise me as I thought the movie was going to be mediocre at best. 

OVERALL: 7.4/10