We're the Millers

If Clark Griswold was a drug smuggler, it would probably look something like this. A pretty good comedy without much awkwardness and with an excellent Jennifer Aniston. But it is far from the originality of The Joneses with David Duchovny and Demi Moore. Three and a half stars. (03/18/2015)

But yes, in the end it's actually quite a good comedy, because one should compare it to what else comes from the USA. And otherwise, it's quite scary and horrifying. "The Millers" excel, just not by that much. I was expecting a bit better entertainment, a better script, just something extra that would justify such high ratings. However, it is true that when it comes to casting, for once the Americans were thinking about it and the main family has incredible chemistry. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2013/09/millerovi-na-tripu-2013-60.html (09/15/2013)

An absolutely great comedy. I don’t know what to praise first, but I’ll probably start with the actors, where I’ll also stop for a while. They are really the best thing in this movie. I don’t remember actors in any movie making such an incredibly great team as in this movie. I have to start with Jennifer Aniston. I hope she never hears what I say about her now. I don’t know if she would like it, but on the other hand, why not. She’s nearing fifty here and is perhaps even more sexy than when I looked at her every day in Friends. And the fact that she’s working as a stripper only benefits her. I had heard that she would put on quite a show, which was one of the things that lured me to this movie. I was afraid that I’d be disappointed, but at the end of the movie she works it up so bad that my underpants got drenched with sweat. I can’t help it, she’s becoming sexier with every next movie she makes. Last time I had this reaction to her when she appeared in Horrible Bosses. But this film trumped that several times over. Add in Emma Roberts whom I also adore. I wish she stayed the same and kept making this type of movies – comedies and independent projects. I hope she doesn’t get trampled down by Hollywood, which could happen very easily. What is worse is getting back on your feet. And Jason Sudeikis and Will Poulter? I have to say that if I ever think about them, I will definitely remember this film first. We’re the Millers is really such a nice chill-out that you’ll want to come back to it multiple times. But from this review, everybody will certainly understand that when I return to it, it will be mainly because of Jennifer. Let’s be a little sexist here – with this movie, she just fulfilled a couple of guys’ childhood dream. (12/18/2013)

The cadence of the jokes and catchphrases is really killer in some parts, gotta give it that. I'd hate to rate The Millers as "a film with a tired theme that's perfectly crafted and acted", because I really had a great time the whole time, and it's actually very briskly shot – there are practically no dead spots. I kind of took the honeymoon under the fireworks and the pathetic speech about the family in front of the Mexican drug dealer with a grain of salt and it didn't affect my overall impression in any significant way. The Millers is a fresh comedy in the true sense of the word. (10/05/2013)

Since successful comedies are becoming few and far between, I'm glad for any that make me laugh at least a few times. And with The Millers I giggled almost all the time. The script may be stale a hundred times over, but who wants to keep coming up with new stuff, right? The choice of actors was also spot on, so I don't really have anything to criticize. A decent comedy. A weaker 4 stars. (01/27/2014)