Wednesday 28 August 2013

FILM: We're The Millers (dir: Rawson Marshall Thurber, 2013)


"F**k off, real-life Flanders!"

Mercifully this drugs-based comedy avoids the stoner angle and gets considerable mileage out of skewering the concept of the classic American family. The comedy is largely consistent in this pacy film which has many well-placed lines and effectively-delivered gags, and which also benefits from a well-managed narrative.   Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston are seasoned pros at this type of material and both perform well, Emma Roberts is suitably snarky, but the revelation here is Will Poulter's beautifully-played callow youth.  We're The Millers is an unusually well-constructed broad comedy that has sufficient wit and surprising heart to entertain throughout.

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