As much fun as it looked! Very fun!

Rating: 8/10 (13 June 2016)

This movie was hilarious! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Whatever I may say about it, it was very entertaining. I did notice that they gave us most of the "A" material in the trailer, much of the movie is the build up to these moments, but it had a lot of heart even if some of it felt a little forced. Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston paired surprisingly well. She seems to have good chemistry with most of her pairings. The kids, Casey (Emma Roberts) and Kenny (Will Poulter) turned into some fun characters, albeit a little more slowly than I'd have liked, but they really added a lot to the show and were very fun. Kenny was definitely the stronger of the two, though. The scenery was nice too. New Mexico is a beautiful place. It did make me wonder why they didn't just set the movie there? They fly into what looks like Tucson airport (been there many times) but the "road to Nogales" looks nothing like the actual road to Nogales. They could have just as easily set it in New Mexico and had them cross at a border crossing like the one they depicted, maybe Antelope Wells or something. I've never been to Antelope Wells, so I'm not sure, but it looks like a small town crossing. It's really not that big of a deal, but it kinda is, too. Nogales is a sizable city and a pretty major border crossing, not a Podunk traffic stop. Hell, the post-entry checkpoint 22 miles in is a bigger stop than the one depicted. I loved seeing Luis Guzman, though. I like him, he's funny. Overall, I think there were a few too many throw-away minutes for my taste. Also, (not that I mind really, but ya'know) the ending was a littleI don't knowa little something. It did what it needed to do. It makes sense the more I think about it, but at the time I thought; "When did THAT get set up?" but it did do what we needed it to do. There is the question about the girl thoughI mean, she is a runaway, right? Oh well, it was funny enough in the highs that it's easy to forgive the few lows.