Plenty of fun and laughter with the Millers

Rating: 9/10 (5 June 2016)

Jason Sudeikas and Jennifer Aniston have both proved to possess ingenious comedic caliber over the years, with Sudeikas giving off a hilarious vibe in 'Horrible Bosses' co- starring with Jason Bateman and Charlie Day, and the latter in the ever-popular sitcom 'Friends'. It is little surprise these two stars make a successful comedic duo in this road comedy directed by Rawson Marshall Thurbar, the man behind the hilarious 'Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'. Jason Sudeikas plays David Clark, a long-time pot dealer making a living salary off of selling marijuana. This is until one day he tasked by his boss Brad Gurdlinger (played by Ed Helms) with a highly dangerous assignment: pick up a large load of pot from Mexico and smuggle it into the U.S. Fearing the suspicion of authority officials of traveling alone with a mass amount of pot, David assembles a fake family consisting of his neighbor and local stripper Rose O'Reilly (played by Jennifer Aniston) as his wife, teenage social outcast Casey (played by Emma Roberts) and geeky teenage boy Kenny (played by Will Poulter) as his children in pretend of a family vacationing for the Fourth of July. As you might have guess, things don't go quite as they may expected and result in them running into some trouble, along with an unexpected acquaintance of the Fitzgeralds, a family of three
In today's realm of stoner comedies, characters often take advantage of a mass variety of drug-related dialogue and humor, and off-the-wall situations of characters on pot usage. This movie in the other hand, takes a slightly different route. With plenty of gut-busting humor thrown around and about by the cast and surprisingly original jokes that don't come too often, viewers are in for an entertaining ride down the comedic lane. Enter the two leads Jason Sudeikas and Jennifer Aniston and we are already introduced with a solid comedic duo, thought not on the lines with others like Jonah Hill and Michael Cera in 'Superbad' or Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in 'Step Brothers'. Then there is Emma Roberts and Will Poulter as the teenager characters. These actors come together to form a strong, hilarious comedic chemistry, and there are many scenes to prove it. One scene in particular involves a Mexican police officer, plenty of laughs are offered here. As the film nears a two-hour runtime, the characters do take a rather long time on their drug smuggling mission and so get involved in some overly recycled road comedy clichés, so the fun and laughter does fall short in a few areas, including a scene featuring Jennifer Aniston performing a strip dance. Fortunately, the film manages to make it work for most of the time and there is rarely a dull moment lying around here.
We're The Millers is a hilarious comedy that leaves good notes on the careers of Jason Sudeikas and Jennifer Aniston as well as director Rawson Marshall Thurbar. This film is a must-watch for those seeking time of laughter and fun. Yes, there are some especially crude moments, one in particularly involves frontal nudity so take caution. Otherwise, this comedic picture is worth your attention.