We're the Millers

I liked this. It’s a subversive comedy asking, “What is a family?” The filmmakers feel comfortable declaring: it’s any group of misfits who can stick together. Jason Sudeikis has had plenty of time to rehearse this character on SNL. First he’s a bachelor drug dealer, then he’s a guy pretending to be the squarest dad in the world. So there’s always a little sass in his voice as he tries to play it straight. People pick on Jennifer Aniston for being one-note, but she always manages to go toe-to-toe with the biggest smart-alecks in the business and she ends up holding her own. With cannabis starting to become legal and accepted, bits of this script feel like they were ripped from a bygone era; a Cheech and Chong movie. But the funny and likeable cast works the timeless theme of “a family can be anything” to their advantage.