We're the Millers

Get 2 tons of pot from Mexico to Denver...easy, right?

Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston headline this comedy where a middle aged drug dealer is forced to carry an unspecified amount of marijuana across the boarder, and to give him the guise of an innocent family, recruits his neighbor; a stripper, the boy accross the hall, and a homeless runaway girl.

The writing was decent in this movie, jokes were spaced nicely, they seemed pretty fresh. The overall plot isn't particularly new, reminiscent of a couple other movies, but still unused enough to feel like a movie we haven't seen a million times.

The acting, like any comedy, is where the movie shines the most. Sudeikis, as always, is brilliant at his delivery and definitely is the talant that sells this movie. Aniston delivers a mostly adequate performance, but does have moments that will make you laugh. The two kids in the movie, Emma Roberts, but especially Will Poulter also deliver pretty solid performances.

With most comedies, many of the visual aspects of the movie take a back seat to focus on characters more than explore for artistic shots, one disappointing aspect about this though, is that for the dialogue being so strong selling that the character's all call Denver home, it would have been nice to see the Denver skyline. It was pretty easy to tell this was not shot in Denver at all, as a resident of the mile high city.

Final Judgement:

It's a decent movie, but this is the type of comedy that before you buy a ticket, you are more than likely already aware if you will like it from seeing the previews. Nothing was revolutionary in the field of comedy here, but it certainly is better than a lot of other comedic movies out there. If unsure, this would still be a solid movie in your netflix queue.

Score:★★★★★★☆☆☆☆