One of the funniest comedies of the year, all the inappropriate things you could possibly think of for a made up family!

Rating: 9/10 (5 September 2013)

I had seen the trailers for this movie the last few times I went to the cinema and I kind of had this written off as one of those movies that once you have seen the trailer, you have seen the best bits & the rest of the movie would be average. How wrong could I have been, this was a very entertaining movie & gave what the trailer promised and so much more. There were more laughs, plenty of one liners, and a decent story that didn't dry up as quickly as it could have. There is more to this movie than going along to watch Jennifer Aniston as a stripper!
The story begins with a brief introduction of David (Jason Sudeikis), a drug dealer who seems to be cruising with his life, although something does seem missing for a 30 something guy, like a family of his own. After being cleared out of all his drugs & cash by a gang, his boss forces him to take a trip to Mexico to collect some marijuana. After a chance meeting in the street with a touring family, he comes up with a plan to get across the border without raising suspicion, by assembling a "family", consisting of himself, his stripper neighbour Rose (Jennifer Aniston), Young neighbour Kenny (Will Poulter) & runaway girl Casey (Emma Roberts) who then go on a family holiday, with hilarious consequences.
The movie has a decent, possibly under the radar cast, with Jennifer Aniston being the big draw to watch the movie, but the talent shines through. I'd even go as far as to say that Jason Sudeikis should have the top billing, being the main character & for all the perfectly delivered lines throughout the entirety of the movie, he kept me laughing the whole time, as well as fellow cinema goers who were watching along with me. I enjoyed Jennifer Aniston's character, she & Jason's characters really did fit & mesh well between the funny & serious scenes, although I did feel she came across a little awkward in the scenes in the strip club, although I do believe this was more down to the character she was playing & not wanting to be there, more than how the actress performed. The supporting cast were all great too, all playing up to typical stereotypes, from the sleazy strip club owner Todd (Ken Marino), to drug lord Brad Gurdlinger (Ed Helms) all adding to the hilarity.
Add to this already great mix of talented & seriously funny actors & a good, evolving storyline, a good & fitting soundtrack, you got yourself one of the best comedies of the summer, if not the year!