Have you heard of that actress Jennifer Aniston? She's in her forties now but she has a great future in movies if she keeps it up. It's easy to say that Mrs. Aniston steals the show in her latest flick with her charisma that never seems to age plus her timeless physical features that landed her this past year at the #1 spot on the list of the hottest women of all time. This is just one feature that makes We're The Millers a solidly funny movie with a cast that meshed well for the most part. From Rawson Marshall Thurber, director and writer of Dodgeball, who knew smuggling marijuana could really bring the family together.
Okay, we talked about how hot Jennifer Aniston is--check that off the list. Next on the agenda is a man who has hosted award shows, made his way on Saturday Night Live, and now has developed a trademark sense of humor with his deep booming voice; all this is Jason Sudeikis. You may know him best from his work in Hall Pass (2011) or Horrible Bosses (2011) both of which deliver the crude laughs and lewd jokes that this movie does and, to be honest, if you loved him in those movies then We're The Millers is the next ticket you should purchase. I think it's easy to wrap his style in a nutshell (or for me at least but who cares, right?) and it is not a hard concept to get one's head around. Simply taking something in current news or something that is familiar in the past decade and using it as a reference to describe the way someone sounds or why the woman crossing the street is dressed the way she is a style Mr. Sudeikis has raised to an art form. He's lucky because it works for him and his delivery of these lines give him an advantage that kind of completes his character in whatever movie he seems to be in. But is there such thing as too much of a good thing? Even if it's a funny joke?---Especially if it's a funny joke, actually.
One of the final things that needs to be analyzed in a movie like this one is the supporting cast. Usually I do not go super deep into the actors that lie beyond those that are top-billed but it's too difficult to avoid here. In this family there is a gorgeous mom, a funny-guy dad, an obediently confused son, and a rebellious quick witted daughter. Will Poulter (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of Dawn Treader) and Emma Roberts (Nancy Drew) are the two whippersnappers that, I have to admit, have some of the funniest parts in the movie and step into the scene with a bang that beckons for more. These two play polar opposite characters and pull off awkwardness and coming of age impressively, which came as a shock to this writer. Finally on this list, Ed Helms (The Hangover), Kathryn Hahn (Step Brothers), and Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) head up a supporting cast that does a great job of supporting the main characters (shocking, I know). The point I'm trying to make is that these lesser actors brought a lot of memorable parts themselves to a movie that wouldn't normally rely on their support. It was refreshing (good word) to be able to laugh at someone else besides the faces on the movie poster for once.
No, We're The Millers does not get my vote for motion picture of the year candidate or best comedy but it had some surprising factors that set it a bit higher than what could have been expected. Good laughs but a simple plot which brought a different take on a "family comedy". Grade: 6.8/10
Okay, we talked about how hot Jennifer Aniston is--check that off the list. Next on the agenda is a man who has hosted award shows, made his way on Saturday Night Live, and now has developed a trademark sense of humor with his deep booming voice; all this is Jason Sudeikis. You may know him best from his work in Hall Pass (2011) or Horrible Bosses (2011) both of which deliver the crude laughs and lewd jokes that this movie does and, to be honest, if you loved him in those movies then We're The Millers is the next ticket you should purchase. I think it's easy to wrap his style in a nutshell (or for me at least but who cares, right?) and it is not a hard concept to get one's head around. Simply taking something in current news or something that is familiar in the past decade and using it as a reference to describe the way someone sounds or why the woman crossing the street is dressed the way she is a style Mr. Sudeikis has raised to an art form. He's lucky because it works for him and his delivery of these lines give him an advantage that kind of completes his character in whatever movie he seems to be in. But is there such thing as too much of a good thing? Even if it's a funny joke?---Especially if it's a funny joke, actually.
One of the final things that needs to be analyzed in a movie like this one is the supporting cast. Usually I do not go super deep into the actors that lie beyond those that are top-billed but it's too difficult to avoid here. In this family there is a gorgeous mom, a funny-guy dad, an obediently confused son, and a rebellious quick witted daughter. Will Poulter (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of Dawn Treader) and Emma Roberts (Nancy Drew) are the two whippersnappers that, I have to admit, have some of the funniest parts in the movie and step into the scene with a bang that beckons for more. These two play polar opposite characters and pull off awkwardness and coming of age impressively, which came as a shock to this writer. Finally on this list, Ed Helms (The Hangover), Kathryn Hahn (Step Brothers), and Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) head up a supporting cast that does a great job of supporting the main characters (shocking, I know). The point I'm trying to make is that these lesser actors brought a lot of memorable parts themselves to a movie that wouldn't normally rely on their support. It was refreshing (good word) to be able to laugh at someone else besides the faces on the movie poster for once.
No, We're The Millers does not get my vote for motion picture of the year candidate or best comedy but it had some surprising factors that set it a bit higher than what could have been expected. Good laughs but a simple plot which brought a different take on a "family comedy". Grade: 6.8/10
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