Lewd at times, stupid throughout and overlong, but was funny more often than not

Rating: 7/10 (12 November 2013)

Low level marijuana drug dealer David Clark (Jason Sudeikis) is robbed of his money and stash, some of which he owes to his supplier. His boss, wealthy drug lord Brad Gurdlinger forces David to smuggle marijuana from Mexico in order to clear his debt. Realizing that one man attempting to get through customs is too suspicious, he hires a stripper named Rose (Jennifer Aniston), a runaway teenage girl and thief named Casey (Emma Roberts), and his 18 year-old neighbor Kenny (Will Poulter) to pose as a bogus family called the "Millers". Because of the extra load of the marijuana on the RV, one of the radiator hoses breaks while going up a steep incline. A family they had encountered at the border called the Fitzgeralds, consisting of Don (Nick Offerman), Edie (Kathryn Hahn), and Melissa (Molly C. Quinn), catch up to them and tow the Millers' RV to a repair shop. On the trip to the shop, David learns that Don Fitzgerald is a DEA agent after finding his badge and gun in the glove compartment.
By all accounts, this movie shouldn't work with its self awareness, breaking the fourth wall moments, a strip club where nobody actually do what they are supposed to, a formulaic tale told in a slightly different setting than the norm, a predictable comedy routine and lets be honest here, the entire thing was sold based on Aniston playing a stripper and still looking good at her age. But what made it work is that the Millers knows when to hold back the joke before it veers into absurdity (even more than necessary) and its actors, a plethora of NBC alumni, sell the hell out of it. That brat from the third Narnia movie is one lucky bastard who got to make out with both Aniston and Roberts. Don't go in expecting it to blow you away with its comedic ingenuity. Its lewd at times, stupid throughout and overlong, but was funny more often than not and made me laugh and that's not a bad thing.
6.5/10