We're The Millers Movie Review

It’s been one of the most talked about films this summer and with good reason. From Jennifer Aniston’s strip tease to an awkward teenage boy getting his testicle bit by a spider, this has to be one of the best films I have ever seen.

The plot entails a low end drug dealer David (Jason Sudeikis) having to smuggle drugs in from Mexico after losing his boss a lot of money. David comes up with a plan of creating a fake family on holiday in an RV so that he doesn’t get stopped and searched at the border. David then proceeds to hire a stripper who lives in his building, Rose (Jennifer Aniston), a nerdy teenage boy (Will Poulter) and a homeless tough girl (Emma Roberts). After a lot of persuading on David’s part, all of the characters agree to go on the trip knowing the consequences.

 After obtaining the drugs, the Millers start to head  back to the border, however along the way the  Millers  RV breaks down and they are rescued by an unassuming family, the Fitzgerald’s, whose idiocy and naivety make them adorable to the audience.
Of course a film wouldn’t be a film without the actors. In many ways, the actors can either make or break a film as if there’s one bad performance, it sets the tone for the whole film. Thankfully in this film, the actors only add to the excellence.

Jason Sudeikis conveys a funny drug dealer who the audience come to love due to his hilarious desperation not to be found out, this along with his pan faced insults to nearly every character in the film, show the audience a different side to this actor. Sudeikis makes his character convincing as a low grade drug dealer who is just trying to keep himself afloat in a drug business that he cannot possibly control or fully understand.

Jennifer Aniston plays an unforgettable role as Rose, the sexy stripper, who is going along with the Miller scheme with the promise of money. Although this is not Aniston’s typical role, she portrays it well, showing the audience the true emotions of her character with brilliant reactions to the drama going on around her. And of course, you cannot talk about Aniston’s character without bringing in the strip tease. The snippet of the strip tease shown in the trailer does not justify Jennifer Aniston’s sexiness in the scene that does not come soon enough.

Will Poulter who plays Kenny is the hidden gem in ‘We’re the Millers’ as his naivety makes him the most lovable of the characters as the audience instantly engage and connect with him. The Kenny character is the typical nerd who wants to be able to stand up for himself and others, wanting to ‘get the girl’ and mostly to be accepted. All of these factors come across flawlessly with Poulter playing him. Poulter makes himself known in this film and confirms his status as a rising star.

Editing and Graphics by Conor Rees

Unfortunately Emma Roberts who plays Casey is the weak link in this otherwise brilliant film. Roberts gets the ‘boring’ character as Casey doesn’t contribute much to the main plot. The main incentive for her character is to be part of a family that she feels accepted in. Roberts is however very capable of pulling off the stroppy teenager, a role that she frequently possesses. However, it is unlikely that Roberts will receive any credit from this film as her performance overall was boring and unneeded.

Overall, I would definitely buy this movie as soon as it comes out on DVD/ Blu-ray because although it contains flaws, it’s one of the best films I have seen recently with its crude humour, that striptease and lovable characters; it’s definitely one to watch.

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