It’s Miller time!

There are really only two reasons to watch We’re the Millers … Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston.

One plays a failed entrepreneur who finds himself in a business selling certain ‘depressants’, and the latter, well, let’s just say she works as a ‘dancer’.

For some, these are good enough reasons alone. While for others, the thought of a comedy filled with polished clichés and contemporary topics will attract them to the theatre. Either way, any film with a soundtrack including TLC’s song Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls is bound to be a hit!

The film was predictable and at times pushed the jokes a little too far, but as someone who actually enjoys vulgar humour, these were the moments that made me laugh the hardest. Don’t be fooled by the trailers, it only exposes a blink of the story.

This movie may have just scraped its way onto my Saturday night movie sessions, yet it is still chuckle-worthy, mildly creative and left me in stitches.

The film follows David Clark (Sudeikis), who after being robbed by some teenagers is now indebted to his hotshot supplier, who collects killer whales instead of cars, Brad Gurdlinger (Ed Helms).

There’s only one thing Brad needs David to do. He must transport a ‘smidge’ of supplies across the Mexican border into America and his debt will be forever forgotten.

Knowing what he is doing is illegal, especially because he is an obvious target, he recruits a fake family, the Millers, to join him on his trip to look like the all-American family on vacation.

The family includes Casey (Emma Roberts), a runaway girl who uses her street smarts to get by, Kenny (Will Poulter) a geeky and frigid young boy who is lost in his own world and Rose (Aniston), a dancer who lives in his building and hates him, but needs the money he promises her.

They make their way across the border in a massive caravan to find out the ‘smidge’ is in fact two tonnes of illegal supplies. Now they must find a way back into America without getting caught.

Viewers will work out exactly what is going to happen before it does. Eventually the members of the fake family will go from wanting to strangle each other in their sleep to forming a loving, family unit.

Although the plot is predictable, director Rawson Thurber finds ways of making sure particular detours are taken before we get to the obvious ending, including shockingly inappropriate behaviour.

Along the way the Millers meet fellow campers that also provide some of the funniest moments in the film.

In spite of the obvious storyline, the movie still manages to work because of the comedic timing and the performances of the actors.

All the members of the Millers lend the right characters for the film to stray away from the eye-rolling mushy moments, which is something most comedies tend to do. The film also adds some heart to the story, which balances out the amount of filth for those who can’t handle it.

Sudeikis as the leading man didn’t hog the spotlight and let the supporting actors really shine. He’s perfected the moody and rude role yet it was Poulter who stole the scenes with his nerdy and adorable one-liners.

Roberts also played the wild child role perfectly as a teenager rebelling against her fake parents.

Aniston isn’t the greatest of actresses but she proves that she can still be funny and sultry while also juggling being a maternal figure in a fake family. Either way, men will drool over her in this movie.

We’re the Millers is exactly what anyone wanting to watch this movie should expect. It’s vulgar, disgusting and extremely funny.

* Showing in Cineco, Saar, Seef I