How refreshing to see a comedy that isn't grounded by terrible humour based solely off inappropriate language and bodily functions. Some one in the comedy department in Hollywood finally woke up and realised there was a cloud in the sky rather than a turd on the sidewalk. It wasn't expressly new but it combined the classic family demographic with the values behind the Hangover and somewhere in between made a rather good film.
Firstly this movie had great characters, some truly interesting ones. David wasn't a completely likeable at first but he had a certain degree of charm and he made a hero out of himself, FROM THE START. Kenny as this innocent naive kid was quite hilarious though his character got royally screwed over by a couple of weak plot devices (we'll get back to that). Jennifer Aniston plays mother better than stripper but her acting is phenomenal throughout. Emma Roberts plays a character who we don't learn much about, which is unfortunate because this girl acts superbly; allotting herself into the role of sister from gutter punk with ease.
Even the supporting cast was great, with a few exceptions. Ed Helms proves once again why he deserves to stay in the comedy genre by stealing the show as the life of luxury drug lord (ruphies trade mayhaps?). Scotty P was the scummiest character and he owned the role. And then there was Offerman, Hahn and Quinn as the Fitzgerald family...who basically carried and killed the film for me. Offerman played his role well, becoming a wall against emotion and basically portraying the stereotypical American Dad flawlessly. Quinn played the shy girl well but got let down by the same plot device Poulter did. Hahn ruined the Fitzgerald family. While she was a fantastic laugh for the most part, her character engaged all the classic dirty humour that has been letting down the comedy genre.
Disappointing was the villains of the film Sisley and Willig. I didn't find them funny because they barely saw the screen and that I feel let the antagonists down. They were entertaining when they were on, but they barely got a scrap of time. Instead we had Fitzgerald time all the time, non stop. That was a mistake.
Finally the last thing that brought We're the Millers down to 7.5 was two very annoying plot points. First the incest (but not really) styled kissing between Poulter, Roberts and Aniston. Why did that go on for so long? Was it meant to be funny? Alright the first kiss from Aniston was funny but it quickly goes downhill after the fifth time. Was it meant to be hot? Well Poulter was involved so probably not. Next up Poulter's huge swollen testicle, which should've remained heard and not seen. The sight of the swollen nutbag was gross and just used for cheap humour in what was otherwise a very fantastic film.
