We're the Millers

TAKE 1: One Man’s Opinion

…because film is largely subjective

    

by Frederick William Springer III

 

We're the Millers

Release Date:  9 August 2013                                                              Runtime:  110 Minutes              
Review Date:  5 November 2013                                                          Rating:  4 (of 6)

      While not hysterical, We're the Millers is an entertaining enough escape.  There's certainly a lot of unrealistic happenings going on, but, in contrast, the main characters of David (Jason Sudeikis), Rose (Jennifer Aniston), Kenny (Will Poulter) and Casey (Emma Roberts) all seem believable as this ragtag, thrown-together faux family.

     To get an idea of what you're in for, this film was initially written by the team that scribed The Wedding Crashers and then rewritten by the team responsible for Hot Tub Time Machine.

     (It was a pleasant surprise to see Molly C. Quinn--Alexis from Castle--also starring as a minor character here.  Though, possibly due to her character's intelligence in that show, I felt that this particular role was beneath her.)