We're the Millers

Rating: 7/10 (6 September 2014)

Ridiculous comedy has this assemblage of characters, from differing walks of life ("cute, homeless gutterpunk" Emma Roberts, "super-hot cheap stripper" Jennifer Anniston, "late-thirties dope dealing low-life with a keen sense of raunchy wit" Jason Sudeikis, and "clueless next-door neighbor who is harmless and innocuous" Will Poulter) together by a drug dealer needing to drive through Mexican border to attain a "smidge" of weed for a loathsome affluent scumbag businessman (played with that pearly-white smile that offers a degree of ease but hides a sinister intent and double-crossing white collar creep just waiting to break free, played by Ed Helms), stolen from a real dealer soon to pursue them for the taken cargo. The film has this absurd "if it could go bad, it does with some degree provide good as a result" constant to it, as there are a number of "events" that plague the "Millers" like a very bad spider bite, a very classic striptease needed to stave off an execution, the "weed baby" named Lebron, the family kiss caught by a girl Poulter's Kenny adores that is seen as highly improper, how drugs are stolen by a gang that was about to abuse Roberts with Poulter encouraging Sudeikis to intervene, a potential "couples exchange" in a tent that must be diverted, an intense ordeal where it appears that the border patrol might be on the verge of searching the RV of the Millers with thankful assistance on their behalf by illegals trying to cross, and a needful male blowjob to a Mexican cop in order to escape possible prison time. This is a comedy loaded with foul language and raunchy humor but this cast is a marveltheir chemistry is swell and it helps when their banter causes back-and-forth swapped insults and growing affection. I loved Roberts in this and Poulter stole every moment he's in. Sudeikis and Anniston share a peachy connection that makes even their harshest comments to each other bubble energetically. Anniston's striptease is an obvious highlight and her body has never looked more delectable. The kiss between Anniston, Poulter, and Roberts is cute and makes for the most unusual of family bonding time. Roberts "scolding" by Anniston and Sudeikis over a carnival worker with "No Ragrets" tattooed on his chest is another key scene in family bonding. The plot is far-fetched, to say the least, but the cast just make this damn thing purr.