Another raunchy comedy that actually works to entertain

Rating: 8/10 (17 August 2013)

You can't really go into We're The Millers with wrong expectations. If you've seen a trailer or read the summary then you should know what you're in for. It delivers exactly what you would expect. I don't mean that to be a negative thing at all because it is satisfyingly entertaining. It is raunchy, crude, outrageous and fun. It doesn't try to get too sappy in the end although a little heart in a comedy goes a long way as far as I'm concerned. The characters are each fun and outrageous in their own way and everyone works so well together. I hate to get all political but I'm not a fan of the way the film promotes drug use and drug selling but it is a comedy and I am not super sensitive I just feel its worth mentioning. This film falls into place with the similar string of comedies (all of which were good) Change Up, Identity Thief, Horrible Bosses, The Heat (to a lesser extent) so fans of those films will find this one just as satisfying. If I had one major complaint it would be just that there wasn't a lot of truly hilarious moments. The film stayed consistent beginning to end and left me smiling. The outtakes at the end were a bonus and hilarious as outtakes usually are.
I've always enjoyed Jason Sudeikis as a comedian but I felt like he really broke out in this role. He proved he was a leading man like Jason Bateman or similar comedians who have done so well. Sudeikis' character was a jerk through and through and mean but funny and sarcastic and somehow through it all he was lovable and endearing!! I thought Jennifer Aniston might not fit in so well with this cast and she sort of did stick out but she did a great job and the chemistry with Sudeikis was shockingly good!! She did raunchy and crude with the best of them and her bizarre turn as a stripper worked in comedy favour. Emma Roberts was awesome as the foul mouthed street kid looking for guidance. She has some of the best lines and shocks with some of her scenes and dialogue. Where did Will Poulter come from and how awesome is he in this movie? He nailed his geeky awkward good kid role and was hilarious. He easily gets the best scenes in the film (the Waterfalls rap, the spider bite, the kissing scene...) he was awesome. He is probably the best performance in the film. This will launch his career I am certain! Supporting cast Ed Helms, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn and Molly Quinn were good to decent. Helms was quite good in a small role as the fast talking, jerk drug kingpin. Offerman and Hahn were good and funny but very predictable and felt like I had seen these characters many times before. Molly Quinn (who I love on Castle) was very boring. Her character was the least interesting and you barely knew she was on screen. She didn't fit the chemistry from this cast who all seem to click so well.
Surprisingly Rawson Thurber is relatively new to the big screen. He seems to pull of this together really well and crafted a perfect (if not typical) raunchy comedy. I only say that because it doesn't really bring anything outstandingly new to the table but as a genre film it works. It made me laugh and had a decent story, the cast chemistry was near perfect and it absolutely had some fun moments that I will enjoy watching all over again. Basically if this is your type of comedy then you can't possibly be disappointed. Having seen a couple of trailers I was actually impressed that it didn't give away the entire film or all the funny moments like most comedy trailers do. Give it a chance, its a good solid adult comedy. 8/10