We're The Millers - Review

When a pot dealer gets robbed of all his supply and money, he is left with no other option than to accept a dodgy deal with an old acquaintance and smuggle "a smidge" (a lot) of pot over the Mexican border. With the help of a stripper, a teenager and a runaway, the 'family' embark on their drive and it all seems too easy until they're pursued by a Mexican drug lord, meet an easily persuadable Mexican cop and unwillingly make friends with another family travelling the same route as them. The film is a barrel of laughs, standing out among every other comedy I've seen this year as one of the greats, I haven't laughed out loud like I did during this film in a long time.

Ignoring the obvious similarities to Breaking Bad in regards to the plot revolving around a drug filled RV, We're The Millers boasts an extremely refreshing script, one filled with hilarity and one expertly crafted, with scene after scene delivering the same high standard of comedy, the 1 hour 50 minute film breezes by, a lengthy running time for a comedy, however We're The Millers has its audience's complete attention throughout. With brilliantly written characters, unique attributes and a whole lot of bad luck, We're The Millers is exciting, fresh and a thriving example of a mastered comedy.

The four main actors and actresses fit perfectly together, the chemistry comes across so naturally on screen making the comedy so much more effective and adding an element of realism to a rather farfetched plot. The bloopers shown immediately after the closing scene solidify this feeling of warmth given off by the characters, and after watching them the films scenes become more memorable due to the plausibility of the relationships and situations.

The film was extremely well received by viewers, with the start of some scenes being inaudible due to people's continuous laughs from the previous scene. I did not expect to get so much enjoyment from watching this film, Rawson Marshall Thurber has proved himself to be much more than 'that guy who directed Dodgeball'. This film is alive among many rotten comedy films that have been released in the past few years, the ambition is matched in the execution, if you watch this film you'll find yourself laughing for days.