Horrible Bosses stars Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis reteam for this summer's most ridiculous and outrageously funny comedy, Rawson Marshall Thurber's pot-infused We're the Millers.
Armed with a cast that understands the fundamentals of comedic timing, as well as a situation that screams laughter, We're the Millers delicately walks the fine line between immaturity and witty humor. Never a dull moment, the film refuses to take itself too seriously, avoiding the typical clichés as it shows that a family can come from the strangest of beginnings.
Aniston and Sudeikis share a strong chemistry, working off one another as Mr. and Mrs. Miller with immaculate precision. And although I was often distracted by Aniston's moves and curves during select scenes, it was ultimately the supporting cast that makes this film work. Ed Helms, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Nick Offerman, and Kathryn Hahn all come to the plate with their A game, giving the audience everything they have as they generate laughs with their over-the-top facial expressions and subtle dialogue, all of which is simply too perfect to ignore.
The film does feature a rough patch almost three-quarters of the way through where it struggles to fully anchor its moral compass as the quickly put together family begins to question their relationships with the others. It was a rare moment in the film and an unfortunate one to sit through; however, the misstep was quickly controlled, allowing the story to progress to its destined finale and offer up a few solid minutes of closure.
The film ultimately doesn't shy away from pain, violence, or vulgarity (we see the end result of a spider bite to the balls for Christ's sake). That, in large part, is what makes We're the Millers a solid summer comedy. Is it the funniest movie ever made? No. But it offers up enough laughs and crazy antics to give you one last hooray at the movies before summer's end.
